Fluorescent lighting, the scourge of home interiors throughout the 1960s and 1970s, has made a comeback in some new and improved ways. Modern fluorescent lighting no longer just comes in long, unwieldy tubes; it is also available in compact bulbs, providing concentrated light without the stark, sterile look of its predecessors. Modern fluorescent bulbs can go into any standard incandescent light fixture, which makes them much easier to install.
Instructions
1. Cut power to the old fixture at the house fuse box. Remove the old fixture by taking out the screws that holding it to the ceiling and disconnecting the wires behind it. You should be left with an exposed electrical box with black, white and wires in it.
2. Locate the for your new fluorescent light fixture. Hold the bracket up to the electrical box, aligning the screw holes. Insert the screws that came with the light to affix it.
3. Wrap the end of the bare copper (ground) wire around the green ground screw on the installation bracket. Tighten the screw.
4. Link the two wires from the fixture to the two remaining wires from the electrical box, according to color (white to white and black to black). Twist a wire cap over the two wire ends at once to make the connections. Make sure no bare wire is visible around the base of the cap.
5. Push the wire connections into the electrical box. Put the fixture against the bracket and secure it there with the provided screws. Put a fluorescent bulb in the fixture. Turn on the power.
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