Lighting, Light Fixtures, Ceiling and Exhaust Fans - Flourescent Lights Flickering

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slking99
11-01-05, 11:53 PM
For the last few months, the recessed flourescent lights in my kitchen (2 fixtures, 2 bulbs each) have flickered, but if I turned the switch off then on again, they would come on properly.
Today all four are flickering constantly. Leaving them on doesn't change it, and turning the switch on/off doesn't change it.
I feel like I am cooking with a strobe light.....suggestions?

the_tow_guy
11-02-05, 05:36 AM
Bulbs or ballast. How long have the tubes been in the fixture? Check each of the tubes to see if any show signs of darkening at the ends, a sign it's reached the end of its lifespan.
slking99
11-02-05, 11:56 PM
I did change one of the bulbs and there was no change. So sounds like it would be ballasts? The fixtures are probably 20 years old, should I just get new ones?

Thanks for your help! :)

mattison
11-03-05, 05:31 AM
The fixtures are probably 20 years old, should I just get new ones?

Thanks for your help! :)

Compair the price difference of a new ballast to a new fixture. It may be pretty close. You could also step up to a T-8 fixture with electronic ballast and it will even save you a buck or two on electric.