Q: I have a two-bulb fluorescent fixture in the basement that flickers when I turn on the light. The lights eventually stop flickering, but it is sure annoying in the meantime. Can you tell me what I ...

Fluorescent lights are more efficient than incandescent ones, but also more complicated. As a result, simply replacing the bulb-actually a tube-when a fluorescent light develops problems will not ...

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Today, I changed the four-foot fluorescent light bulbs in the laundry room that have been flickering annoyingly for the past six weeks. I have no idea how long fluorescent bulbs last, but I know that ...

Fluorescent light bulbs are a good idea even if you have to open a window when one breaks. If you haven’t made the leap yet, you probably will. The push is on for fluorescent lights. And why not? They ...

Flicker start is a very common phenomenon in the conventional tube lights. However, the modern versions of tube lights (TL) and the compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) do not exhibit this, but they start ...

Fluorescent lights are one of those things that you see everywhere, but that nobody likes. They flicker, they hum, they produce a rather unattractive light, plus they’re fragile and contain toxic ...