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DIY & Home Improvement

Warpy

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3. Gotta be the ballast.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Mon Oct 28, 2013, 12:47 AM

Oct 2013

Guys at the hardware store will be able to help you out on either replacing it or replacing the whole fixture. Next spring. You know you won't do it during the winter while it's still working.

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Help! My kitchen light has developed an environmental conscience! [View all] struggle4progress Oct 2013 OP

Perhaps it's the ballast. Wilms Oct 2013 #1

Depending on the age and type of fixture, it is probably the ballast or the starter. SeattleVet Oct 2013 #2

Gotta be the ballast. Warpy Oct 2013 #3

Loose connection mablemacaulay Dec 2013 #4

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2013 #5