I tried replacing all 4 tubes but still flickering (2 of them were burned out)....but maybe I don't have good contact either. I will have to mess with them again. Praying it's not the ballast as I know I can't fix that.
Sadly that is what happens, I just want to share with you this little item, we had the same issue with ours in the kitchen, but I had planned on replacing it with an LED light that is the exact same size, when we took off the florescent fixture the ballast was too hot to even handle, in my mid this could have eventually started a fire
if it's ballast transformer it will be humming & this will cause flickering.info. Buzzing in fluorescent lights is caused by the ballast, also known as the transformer, in the lighting fixture. ... Your solution is to replace the magnetic ballast with electronic ballast, which operates at 20,000 to 40,000 hertz, essentially continuously. This completely eliminates humming and flickering. JUST FLICKERING Flickering fluorescent lights are caused by the starter not being able to fire gas into the tubes. You will need to remove the bulb to get to the starter, which is a round plug sticking out through a hole. It’s either been unseated, or it’s defective. If the first, it will need to be clicked back into place to start working properly again. Otherwise, you need to have it replaced. You can take it to a hardware store and get the exact match in amps.
I have a home built in 2006, the main panel does not seem to have a main breaker...? See attached pic of the main panel. It's a Siemens G3040 200 amp panel. Outs...
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Hi Sharon, your ballast may be going, or it could be the light tube, try changing the tube first.
if it's ballast transformer it will be humming & this will cause flickering.info. Buzzing in fluorescent lights is caused by the ballast, also known as the transformer, in the lighting fixture. ... Your solution is to replace the magnetic ballast with electronic ballast, which operates at 20,000 to 40,000 hertz, essentially continuously. This completely eliminates humming and flickering. JUST FLICKERING Flickering fluorescent lights are caused by the starter not being able to fire gas into the tubes. You will need to remove the bulb to get to the starter, which is a round plug sticking out through a hole. It’s either been unseated, or it’s defective. If the first, it will need to be clicked back into place to start working properly again. Otherwise, you need to have it replaced. You can take it to a hardware store and get the exact match in amps.