Lighting, Light Fixtures, Ceiling and Exhaust Fans - Lighted switches work with fluorescents?

I've got a four-foot fluorescent fixture in my kitchen. It's controlled by one switch that is difficult to find in the dark. I wanted to put in a lighted switch, but it occurs to me that fluorescent fixtures often do not work well with specialty switches. Anyone know if this will work?

Thanks for the advice!

With standard magatinc ballast yes it will work but with electronic ballasted flourscent luminiares i doubt it will work.


is this switch is a single pole switch [ it will useally marked on and off ] ? or three way ?

anyway here the toggle verison (http://www.leviton.com/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=3848&section=10054)

or have other type of switch called rocker switch style (http://www.leviton.com/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=4141&section=10053)

both of them are lit when the switch is in " off " postion

hope that will give you a idea where to find it.

I am pretty sure most big box store do stock something like this and some hardware store as well.

to change it it is not any diffrent than the standard switch but please i will remind two thing one is turn off the power off first second thing make a note how it hook up so you can't get it mixed up

third but very imporat part it dont matter if Indscent or mangatinic ballasted when you have either open circuit or burn out indsenct bulb the toggle switch light will stay off until the bulb is replaced

BUT one warning if you have CFL or electronic ballasted they will act pretty weird when the switch is off postion.

Merci, Marc

Yes, the switch the controls the light is one location (single pole).

I'm not sure if it's magnetic or electronic ballast. The fixture is original to the house I sure, which would make it 8 years old. That would probably mean the ballast is magnetic, right??? I'm under the impression that electronic ballasts are newer and probably not used by many builders in this age of house.

I've got 5 closet lights, all electronic ballast T5, 25 or so watts in a single 4' tube. All 5 single pole switches are lighted, and work normally.
But, this doesn't mean all ballasts would work, but worth a try.

Thanks for the help, folks. It worked just fine!

Here's what I did. In the storage area under the basement stairs, the previous owner put two lights that were controlled by a lighted switch. This made no sense to me, and I thought having a lighted switch in the kitchen made sense. So I swapped the two switches and everything is fine. :D

I am glad it came out good for ya :thumbup:

Merci, Marc