Fluorescent Light Fixture Repair

Here is how to troubleshoot a fluorescent light fixture that will not turn on or flickers many times when a fluorescent light starts to flicker or takes a long time to turn on the ballast or light starter is going bad.

Fluorescent light fixture repair.

Troubleshooting tips and how to guidance for replacing a ballast are provided. On the home repair scale of 1 to 10 10 being hardest repairing a fluorescent fixture is a 3 or 4. Fluorescent light troubleshoot repair the lights would flicker and sometimes not come on at all. A 4 lamp 4 foot fixture can go from what you have now about 7200 lumens in led terms or the equivalent of replacing a fixture that has four brand new fluorescent tubes with four 1800 lumen led tubes to nearly twice as bright about 12 000 lumens with four 3000 lumen led tubes depending on the lumen rating of your led replacement tube.

Remove the fluorescent ballast compartment cover to expose the internal wiring and ballast. Replace the ballast when your fluorescent light flickers or makes an annoying hum. Power failure bulb failure ballast failure or tombstone failure. Older fluorescent light fixtures that flicker or only light up part way may just need a new starter which is a less expensive repair than a bulb.

When you turn on the. The repair will only take about 10 minutes. Fluorescent light fixtures are commonplace in both residential and commercial settings. The starter is located on the lamp frame there are typically two starters.

Part of a fluorescent fixture are explained and contrasts are made to other types of fixture which operate on very different platforms. You ll find replacement starters at any hardware store. Basically there are only 4 likely things that will cause one of these fixtures to stop working. If just one of the fluorescent tubes does not light with a fixture with 2 or 4 bulbs obviously it could be a burned out bulb before doing anything that involves replacing.

Fluorescent light bulbs have a typical lifespan of 8 000 to 15 000 hours and ballasts often work for more. Changed out the bulbs and no change they still flicker and. Starters used in older fixtures can also cause problems but newer fixtures do not use these components. Unplug the fixture or turn off the power at the main panel.

Fairly simple but some basic electrical skills are necessary such as being able to identify wires by color stripping insulation from the ends of cut wires installing wire nuts and reading instructions. The attachment method.