Fluorescent Tube Light Fixture Repair

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Fluorescent tube light fixture repair.

When you turn on the. You ll find replacement starters at any hardware store. Led light tubes are popular replacements for the long fluorescent light tubes as they can last much longer and don t contain toxic mercury. A fluorescent tube that is failed or failing usually has darkened areas near one or both ends of the tube.

99 of the time it will be one of the tubes that is the culprit. If you are troubleshooting a 4 tube fluorescent fixture this is easy. 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. The starter is located on the lamp frame there are typically two starters.

The repair will only take about 10 minutes. Just remove one of the still working pair of fluorescent tubes and replace it with each of the questionable tubes one at a time. 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. You can just remove the fluorescents install the leds and you re done.

To replace remove the old tube and bring it to the hardware store. What about pairs of fluorescent tubes. Remove the fluorescent ballast compartment cover to expose the internal wiring and ballast. Many people convert to led lamps because they have a much longer lifespan are a brighter light and are a lot more energy efficient.

Or you can read the printing on the tube to identify the correct replacement type. Replace the ballast when your fluorescent light flickers or makes an annoying hum. Yet replacing the fluorescent light fixtures can be a bit more complicated because the technologies are not compatible on their own. Most of these tubes are designed to simply fit into the fluorescent light fixtures you already have.

Unplug the fixture or turn off the power at the main panel. 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.