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Need lights in my closets tgmforum 12-08-2008
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Posted by on December 8, 2008, 6:07 pm

I have numerous closets in my house which are without lighting.

1. Any idea on what I can expect to pay for going whole-hog and
putting in a recess with switch outside? I'm spooked about adding
this myself because I have a sprinkler system in my home and I'm
worried about tunneling wires. I'm also not a real fan of the kind of
conduits that run along the outside of the walls and ceiling.

2. I am envisioning some 6v or 12v lighting system that I can hide on
the inside of the closet above the door jam, driven by one or two
lantern batteries. It could conceivably be activated by a switch on
the door itself (by the hindge?) Does such a thing exist and is it
feasible?

Thanks!

Posted by ransley on December 8, 2008, 6:48 pm
On Dec 8, 5:07=A0pm, tgmfo...@gmail.com wrote:
> I have numerous closets in my house which are without lighting.
> 1. Any idea on what I can expect to pay for going whole-hog and
> putting in a recess with switch outside? =A0I'm spooked about adding
> this myself because I have a sprinkler system in my home and I'm
> worried about tunneling wires. =A0I'm also not a real fan of the kind of
> conduits that run along the outside of the walls and ceiling.
> 2. I am envisioning some 6v or 12v lighting system that I can hide on
> the inside of the closet above the door jam, driven by one or two
> lantern batteries. =A0It could conceivably be activated by a switch on
> the door itself (by the hindge?) =A0Does such a thing exist and is it
> feasible?
> Thanks!

Ther are quite a few different cheap DIY battery units at HD etc, if
you only spend a few seconds at a time its the way to go.

Posted by on December 8, 2008, 7:04 pm
> On Dec 8, 5:07=A0pm, tgmfo...@gmail.com wrote:
> > I have numerous closets in my house which are without lighting.
> > 1. Any idea on what I can expect to pay for going whole-hog and
> > putting in a recess with switch outside? =A0I'm spooked about adding
> > this myself because I have a sprinkler system in my home and I'm
> > worried about tunneling wires. =A0I'm also not a real fan of the kind o=
f
> > conduits that run along the outside of the walls and ceiling.
> > 2. I am envisioning some 6v or 12v lighting system that I can hide on
> > the inside of the closet above the door jam, driven by one or two
> > lantern batteries. =A0It could conceivably be activated by a switch on
> > the door itself (by the hindge?) =A0Does such a thing exist and is it
> > feasible?
> > Thanks!
> Ther are quite a few different cheap DIY battery units at HD etc, if
> you only spend a few seconds at a time its the way to go.

I've looked. I think I must have had a "bad search" day or
something. I'll try again, thanks!

Posted by ransley on December 9, 2008, 8:21 am
On Dec 8, 6:04=A0pm, tgmfo...@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Dec 8, 5:07=A0pm, tgmfo...@gmail.com wrote:
> > > I have numerous closets in my house which are without lighting.
> > > 1. Any idea on what I can expect to pay for going whole-hog and
> > > putting in a recess with switch outside? =A0I'm spooked about adding
> > > this myself because I have a sprinkler system in my home and I'm
> > > worried about tunneling wires. =A0I'm also not a real fan of the kind=
of
> > > conduits that run along the outside of the walls and ceiling.
> > > 2. I am envisioning some 6v or 12v lighting system that I can hide on
> > > the inside of the closet above the door jam, driven by one or two
> > > lantern batteries. =A0It could conceivably be activated by a switch o=
n
> > > the door itself (by the hindge?) =A0Does such a thing exist and is it
> > > feasible?
> > > Thanks!
> > Ther are quite a few different cheap DIY battery units at HD etc, if
> > you only spend a few seconds at a time its the way to go.
> I've looked. =A0I think I must have had a "bad search" day or
> something. =A0I'll try again, thanks!- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -

For a closet if you only need like equal to 10w, a flashlight, there
are round battery push on, round Led, what looks like an actual light
bulb and maybe tube flourescent. Maybe look online

Posted by on December 9, 2008, 8:40 am
> For a closet if you only need like equal to 10w, a flashlight, =A0there
> are round battery push on, round Led, what looks like an actual light
> bulb and maybe tube flourescent. Maybe look online

Agreed, but I've tried some of those. They don't spray an awful lot
of light, and one of the closets is a wide coat closet.

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