Fluorescent bulbs can be lit up without a light fixture, but it takes caution.

The first artificial source of light was nothing more than a burning stick -- about a million years ago. About 5,000 years ago, a wick and some oil in a clay jar became the first lamp and replaced the ...

Unplug the fixture or turn off the power at the main panel. Remove the diffuser (cover), then carefully remove the ...

With T-12 fluorescent bulbs no longer being manufactured, many old fluorescent light fixtures are now obsolete. For most situations, replacing the fixture is the right choice, but for some ...

Fluorescent light fixtures are more efficient and cheaper to run than incandescent. But some fluorescent fixtures buzz or hum, and they take a long time to start when temperatures fall much below ...

Q. The bulbs in a fluorescent lighting fixture above the laundry area in our basement just burned out. My husband and I are not in agreement about whether to leave this fixture on all the time or not.

Because fluorescent bulbs last so long, there may not necessarily be a rush to replace the fixtures in the next six months. Joseph Howley, manager industry relations for GE Lighting in Neela Park, ...

More than 1.5 million fluorescent lighting fixtures are being recalled due to a fire hazard.The recall involves Cooper Lighting, Portfolio and Utilitech indoor fluorescent lighting fixtures. Cooper ...

Q: My home is about 20 years old. My problem is with the lights in the kitchen. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. When I turn on the switch, the light flickers or just partially lights. I ...