Fluorescent lights are more efficient than incandescent ones, but also more complicated. As a result, simply replacing the bulb-actually a tube-when a fluorescent light develops problems will not ...

Q: As I was changing the fluorescent light tube in my ceiling fixture, I rotated the bulb to get it out and I heard a “snap” and saw things falling from the fixture. I cringed and waited for the pain.

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 ...