Q • I have a fluorescent light in my laundry room that won't always come on. Sometimes it does, but more often than not, it only has a dim light and the bulbs flicker. I've tried replacing the bulbs, ...

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 ...

Q: I have two overhead fluorescent light fixtures – one in the kitchen ceiling and one in the laundry room – that are not working properly. After the switch has been turned on, the light bulbs may ...

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: 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.

Last week I was sitting here at the office/loft/shop/warehouse/lab/consulting-place megaplex and the 8-foot fluorescent light flashed five times, then went back on ...

June 22, 2007 With over half a billion fluorescent light globes disposed of each year in the U.S. alone, there is no doubting the significance of a product that allows existing fluorescent fixtures to ...