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Hi! I have two florescent ceiling fixtures in the kitchen that are often very slow to come on. Sometimes they come on instantly, other times I have to flip the switch and wait about five minutes . They ALWAYS come on eventually but it's annoying. Do you think changing the tubes would solve this? I know they haven't been changed in years. When they DO come on, they're very steady.
This is really unlikely, particularly given your location, but is your kitchen poorly insulated, is it single story, and is this an early morning issue?
Fluorescent ballasts don’t work well under 50F, so if the outdoor temp drops to 40-something overnight, and the space between your fixture and the roof cools down as well, you may drop below the operating temp.
Much more likely is that your ballasts are about to die and it has nothing to do with temperature.
Either way, get some LED fixtures and replace your existing.
I have two of these lights under my cabinets and am thinking of switching them out for led lights. My issue is the hum. My only hesitation is that I will have to do some electrical work snipping out the ballasts and rewiring. I think you could choose your light level and “warmth” with them also.
Switch for LEDs. You can't get the old T12 bulbs any more anyway, which means if they're that type you'd have to change the ballast anyway. The rewiring is pretty easy; all you need is a wire stripper and a few wire nuts if you're doing double-ended replacements or you have T12 bulbs now. If you have T8s you need new tombstones (the connectors the bulb fits in) for single-ended replacements.
FYI. My mom had some flouresents removed and replaced with led lights probably similar situation as yours. She had a florescent light go bad, in a suspended ceiling light panel . Instead of having them wired in she had, recommend by electrician, plug in outlets installed which are controlled by the light switch. She purchased the LED strips you plug in. Worked really well and strips are pretty inexpensive.
Similar to this: https://www.menards.com/main/lightin...1313602&ipos=3
I think they were considered shop lights.
Last edited by Izzie1213; 08-28-2018 at 04:08 PM..
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