How To Change Kitchen Fluorescent Light Fixture
Part of a fluorescent fixture are explained and contrasts are made to other types of fixture which operate on very different platforms.
How to change kitchen fluorescent light fixture. With no need to change wiring it s simple to replace an old fluorescent kitchen fixture with a new track. Track lighting can be connected to the same wiring used for a fluorescent fixture. And after 16 years of living with an ugly fluorescent light box i now have an open ceiling with a pretty little light to replace it hanging in my kitchen. 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.
When the soffit opening is covered you have to paint the ceiling now be ready to layout the recessed lighting as new modern kitchen lighting. Unplug the fixture or turn off the power at the main panel. Remove the fluorescent ballast compartment cover to expose the internal wiring and ballast. The attachment method.
That makes your kitchen ceiling looks like the kitchen in newly built homes. Replace the ballast when your fluorescent light flickers or makes an annoying hum. Wearing safety glasses take the fixture back down and using marks for reference drill holes for fastening the fixture to the ceiling. The repair will only take about 10 minutes.
Many older fluorescent light fixtures offer little in the way of design aesthetic so replacing them with regular light fixtures will open up a world of creative choices for your room. Troubleshooting tips and how to guidance for replacing a ballast are provided. Install base element of the flush mount fixture the led one we chose had a lightweight plastic one but as you can see in the photos above the box under the fluorescent fixture was pretty standard and you could use any standard light fixture with the metal plate. Paint the ceiling where the fixture was to match the rest of the ceiling if needed we let ours dry overnight.
An overview of one of the most common light fixture categories. It will replace this brass light fixture i gave a 0 makeover a while back. I also painted the trim and ceiling but that s a whole another post.