You are the only person that I've found that figured out that the only hard parts are removal and inserting the bulbs. Everyone else just glosses over the hard parts and over explains the simplest parts. Thank you for understanding why this is a nerve wracking enough of a task to even warrant looking up a RUclips video!
Holy. Explained everything within 2 minutes in a very easy to understand manner. Thank you for not rambling for 7 mins, already having the light bulb taken out, etc. And THANK YOU for zooming in clearly while showing us what to do.
Here is one person who had the smarts to zoom in show to align prongs and twist . Very good teacher. A teacher that is a good one communicates the idea in the most easy way. I give you score of 100 out of 10.
I am 83 years old (female) and I just changed my fluorescent light bulbs after watching your video. My cover was different but I was able to get the cover off. Your video was very clear about installing the bulbs and I appreciated the safety precautions.Thank you!
Yay Mary Ellen! I'm 70yo female and nobody ever showed me how to change a fluorescent tube bulb so naturally I was a little anxious about it. Seeing your comment and watching this simple yet very detailed video has given me all the confidence I need to get the job done!
You go girl! You can do it! The hardest part is the length of the 4’ bulb makes it difficult to be in the middle and see each end to place them correctly. Be careful!
@@maryellendawson9329 I have to stand in my utility sink and look up at the fixture which is awkward. Holding the tubes up is a little painful as I have physical issues....BUT I removed both tubes with no difficulty because I remembered the helpful turning instructions. Turn towards me to lock and turn away to unlock and free the bulb. Best instructional video about this topic 🤍💡
You have probably heard it a hundred times now, but I really appreciate the step-by-step! I watched dozens of videos before I found yours and every single one already had the fixture open. That was the part I was stumped on! It's obvious now that I see it, but I was so scared that I was going to break it if I played around with it! I went to a school that had a broken latch and the "door" hung open, that one was too high up too be a real issue, but this one would hit me in the face every time I walked into the kitchen if I broke it and it hung open. 😂 Thank you SO MUCH for not assuming we have all been around these lights enough to know how to maintain them! You are appreciated, and videos like yours are why I have not ditched RUclips yet! 😁
Thanks for that feedback April. It is very much appreciated. The channel takes a lot of work and time and so to know people are enjoying the content and being helped by it means a lot. Glad everything worked out. Thanks for watching. Be sure to SUBSCRIBE!**SK**
Thank you so much for a great tutorial! You are the only one who gives FULL instructions on how to twist the bulb and turning it toward or away from you. I was so frustrated. It worked!! Definitely helpful!!
Thank you so much for the step by step directions (left and right gentle rotation) and the close up shot of the light bulb connection. I was able to change all the light bulbs inside my garage without problems.
So very welcome Patricia. Its not the kind of this you want to mess up, those tubes can be nasty when they break. Glad all went well for ya. Hope you and yours are staying safe and healthy out there.**SK**
Wow! First of all excellent video showing exactly how the bulbs come out and go back in. I was prepared for a shower of fluorescent glasses pieces all over the place, including my eyes! I removed and replaced 4 fluorescent bulbs in kitchen! You probably saved me about a million dollars! Thank you so much, from one little old lady.
You're are very welcome! Really glad I could help. I never had those lights before moving into my house and figured a bunch of other people prob. in the same boat. Appreciate if you SUBSCRIBE! I usually post 1 to 2 times a week. Lots of action sports, reviews & how it's. Thanks. **SK**
Awesome tutorial! Very detailed and helpful. I was able to replace our fluorescent lamps for the first time by watching your video. Keep making videos like this. Thank you!!!
That's awesome that it help and thanks very much for the feedback. Keeping up with videos between life/work/school takes a lot so the appreciation means a lot. Have a great Labor Day weekend and be sure to Subscribe!
Thank you for the up-close shot of installing the light fixture. It helped me to see that the black insert on my ballast was crooked. Completely fixed and working. Thank you!!!
I truly appreciate the clear and easy to understand instructions. It helps that you have the camera where we can actually see what you are doing! I am subscribing
Thank you! You're video actually zoomed in while explaining the how to's in replacing the bulbs. I'm an older woman, so it was very beneficial to me in replacing these bulbs for the 1st time.
Nobody at my workplace is either able or willing to replace any of the lights in my department. I really appreciate this how to video as I've had no one to show me how to do this.
Oh my goodness THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!! I’m scared I might’ve broke the connection pulling the bulbs out 🤦🏻♀️ wish I’ve have watched this first. Hopefully I can get it to work now.
Thank you for sharing this information - I especially liked everything how you demonstrated the steps & that you gave very clear instructions!! Appreciate it!!
I'm happy this could help, especially during the holidays when I'm sure you want to spend more time doing other things than having to worry about a light. Thanks for your feedback, it means a lot. Be sure to subscribe & have a wonderful New Year!
Thank you so much!! I have watched a couple of videos before yours but yours was the best! I was actually able to get them changed! When I put the first one in it was nice and bright. I put the second one in and it worked but the first one went out. I have heard about the ballast burning out and maybe that is what's happening but I'm excited to have one light in my kitchen after a week in the dark. It was like Little House on the Prairie. Pa would never let such a thing happen, lol. You've found a subscriber in me. Thank you again!
That is great to hear. Really makes me happy to get that feedback, and know I was able to help others. I'm sure Pa would be proud. Hope you can get the others up and running at some point, but these puppies are so bright even one can usually do the job. Thanks for the Sub!**SK**
Thanks. Please Share & Subscribe! I may actually do a follow up video soon with the better camera and stuff but I appreciate the feedback & glad it was helpful.**SK**
Hello, I have the exact same fixture but I cannot get the prongs of the bulbs to clear the "lip" around the frame of the fixture. I wish you could show how how you removed and inserted the bulbs into the frame of the fixture. The video left this part out. Please help, thanks
I will see if I can do a quick video on that soon, but you will need to put the bulb in at an angle, so prongs are facing opposite corners, just to get it in the fixture, then straighten it out.**SK**
@@SKLIFEstyle Thanks for the advice. After I saw your video I checked some of the others on here and one showed the need to angle the tube as a diagonal. I bought 2 new tubes and removed the burned out ones and installed the 2 new ones. It was quick once I angled the tubes. Keep up the good work!
Let me share something you didnt have to do with you viewers. In my case it was a real tight squeeze to get the new bulbs in. There were two slot holes on both ends of the light case.After about a hour I fugured out the only way to get the new bulbs in was to stick one end of the light into the empty slot, and then place the other end into the light socket, and then pull the other end out of the slot and then slide it over into the socket. The shit was hard but I saved alot of money doing it myself. And it worked. 😜
my first time doing this, got the lights replaced, they work, i’m still paranoid they’ll come crashing down haha. Thank you for the in depth step by step video!
Sorry I didn't understand before I guess. I have no idea honestly. If not I'm positive their are other replacements that work just as well from Home Depot.**SK**
@@SKLIFEstyle I have been, since at least 2014, LOL. Ones made in 2020 and some in 2021, are the last to be made in U.S.A.! The T8 manufacturing, went to Poland in 2021, where the F15T8s and the F54T5s are made.
Thank you so much, your instructions you showed were great! You made it so much easier for me in my old house, I'm glad I got this pain in the butt task accomplished! I feel relieved now. Thank you. 😊
Thats awesome Marlene. I know that feeling of relief and accomplishment after knocking out another tasks around the house, glad I could help. Thanks for watching, please Subscribe! **SK**
Your video was very helpful and allowed me to get my bulbs changed easily. I do have one constructive comment, though. I think it would have been better to describe the turning of the bulbs as either clockwise or counterclockwise, instead of turning left and right. Depending on how you are standing, left and right seems harder to understand. Otherwise, thanks a lot.
Thanks for the feedback. It's completely valid, too. I do plan to remake this video at some point to be even better production wise, and I will be sure to include that next time. Thanks for watching. Be sure to Subscribe! **SK**
Can you fix a socket after a bulb was removed without rotating the pins? I can't rotate the channel back into the open position to slide a new bulb up into place.
I would assume so. I would most certainly cut off power first. May just have to dislodge something, or need to replace that side which shouldn't be too bad with the drop ceiling but still not fun. I have never had to repair one though I must say that, but they do sell the parts. I'd imagine more of a pain just trying to install the new one up in the air versus having the whole unit on the table in front of you which will be the biggest challenge and most time consuming.**SK**
I have the same brand (Philips Alto) but in a SKINNY, under-cabinet bulb, and the housing has no room for even small fingers to get a grip over and around it. I notice that the end brackets are very slightly notched for an easier grip but it’s still scary - I have had fluorescent bulbs shatter on me before. Any suggestions?
If you have one of those rubber mats to pop open jars you could fold it and use it the long way down the bulb to have grip and have a good portion to turn it with..maybe use your other hand as a prop, to keep it settled while you lift off with the rubber and place it back down for small.like 1/4 in turns. That or wear safety goggles and cut proof rubber gloves for decent dexterity and use both hands to roll it one way or the other and again little 1/8 or 1/4 in turns...and I would probably suggest the safety glasses either way.**SK**
my problem is i can't get it out of the casing to take it completely out and get a new one in the lip of the casing is in the way my fixture is like urs how do you get it actually over the casing is there a hole or bed somewhere i can't see to have one end shorter so it comes out of the casing?
When you mean casing, like the housing or whole box itself, is that what you mean? Sometimes undoing some to the left/right and sliding them to one side of the housing will give you room to angle one enough to slip one side out and then the other. I have had the same issue where it seems impossible to get the bulb to come down, bit of a pain to unclip 1 or 2 the others, but makes taking them out much easier. Thanks for watching. Be sure to Subscribe! **SK**
@mariellakelly6017 it will rest in there, so if it's already on and you twist it to turn off, you still have to pull it down a bit. Always a chance it could fall out later if they're is shaking or a disturbance, so you would want to open the windows carefully incase one did come loose. Very unlikely, but worth noting. But also you can twist it to turn off and not completely turn it so it's ready to be pulled out. Then it's locked in but not getting power, that's perhaps the best option.
Question: I work in a place with a few dozen of these above my head all day. Some others have taken them out before just above their work space. It is possible to just turn the light bulb so it's off and NOT take it out? Or will it fall out? I don't want to remove the bulbs if I don't have to.
Yea you can def turn them and watch the light go out but still stay connected. Takes a tiny bit of force to slide them in and out. Enough that they won't move otherwise.**SK**
Ok cool… Quick question, though: doesn’t turning the bulb left or right depend on which end of the fixture you’re looking at? (ie. Turning one end of the bulb clockwise turns the other end counter-clockwise… am I missing something?)
No that is a good call. It does matter, both sides are not the same. I am actually going to shoot an even better version of this soon...I will be sure to call that out.**SK**
im a bit late on this but what if the opening for the prongs isn't aligned right? my boyfriend took them out easily but neither of us can figure out how to slide the new ones back in bc the line isnt in the right place 😕
You should be able to adjust the track for the prongs a little and it shouldn't be a problem. Like spin it in the direction you need to great the inlet with the opening aligned.
Do I need to change all of the bulbs at the same time? If I only replace 3 out of 4 will the rest of the bulbs go dim? I change 3 of the bulbs but now the new ones are dimmer than they were when I initially put them in
You shouldn't have to change them all, but if there is an issue in the wiring or perhaps the new bulbs pulled to much and now partially burned out already. I dont even have most of my bulbs in just so its not too bright. Hard to fully diagnose, but I would say try to add a new fourth just to see what happens..It wouldn't be the case normally but could be in yours. Interested to see the outcome, have to keep me updated. Thanks for watching, please Subscribe! **SK**
Then I guess you're in luck that you have light, but if the framing is ever shook the bulb will perhaps fall out. If you have plastic cover like I do then it would only drop an inch an sit there. If you don't have a cover I would be nervous that at some point it comes falling out. Perhaps take a Qtip or toothpick and see if there is some grim in there or something causing it to stick, worth a shot.**SK**
You started the video with the bulb in the fixture.I want to see how you get the bulbs in there before putting the prongs in the opening. The basement light fixture is very old. Two ballesters are in the way.
I have been planning to remake this video I will try to add maneuvering the bulbs in and out of the fixture as well, but unblinking thr others and rolling them to the end along with kiddy cornering the bulb you are trying to put in helps a lot.
dam i was todays yr old wen i figured this out .. but yea the turn method applies to all tube bulbs even if the sockets dont look the way they do in this vid
Every video on this I've come across, everyone's bulbs just slip right in...I had to pull off some weird angles just to get my bulbs out...I cannot for the life of me get the new ones in ( yes they're the correct size) I wish there was a tutorial to get bulbs in for fixtures that don't offer any room ( like a hole or something) to get the total length in the fixture
Into the socket? Once in a while there isn't a lot of room it feels like when other bulbs are in and you are trying to get one in the middle. Sometimes easier to remove the outer ones to give you more space to get them in diagonally and then straighten out and slip them in and then but the outer ones in.**SK**
Of the 10 videos I watched yours is the clearest instructions! Thanks!!!
I appreciate that, glad I could help! If you can, please Sub, every little bit helps. And..I will be doing a free giveaway to my subs soon. **SK**
Facts
Agreed
I agree!
@@SKLIFEstyle 😊
You are the only person that I've found that figured out that the only hard parts are removal and inserting the bulbs. Everyone else just glosses over the hard parts and over explains the simplest parts.
Thank you for understanding why this is a nerve wracking enough of a task to even warrant looking up a RUclips video!
I hear that haha! Happy to hear it was helpful.**SK**
Holy. Explained everything within 2 minutes in a very easy to understand manner. Thank you for not rambling for 7 mins, already having the light bulb taken out, etc. And THANK YOU for zooming in clearly while showing us what to do.
I appreciate the comments. Glad it could help you out a bit. Happy New Year Jimmy!**SK**
Here is one person who had the smarts to zoom in show to align prongs and twist . Very good teacher. A teacher that is a good one communicates the idea in the most easy way. I give you score of 100 out of 10.
I really appreciate that feedback, and glad you found it useful.**SK**
Dittos
I am 83 years old (female) and I just changed my fluorescent light bulbs after watching your video. My cover was different but I was able to get the cover off. Your video was very clear about installing the bulbs and I appreciated the safety precautions.Thank you!
I'm very happy to hear I was able to be of assistance. Glad everything went well for ya. Thanks for watching & commenting!**SK**
Yay Mary Ellen! I'm 70yo female and nobody ever showed me how to change a fluorescent tube bulb so naturally I was a little anxious about it. Seeing your comment and watching this simple yet very detailed video has given me all the confidence I need to get the job done!
You go girl! You can do it! The hardest part is the length of the 4’ bulb makes it difficult to be in the middle and see each end to place them correctly. Be careful!
@@maryellendawson9329
I have to stand in my utility sink and look up at the fixture which is awkward. Holding the tubes up is a little painful as I have physical issues....BUT I removed both tubes with no difficulty because I remembered the helpful turning instructions. Turn towards me to lock and turn away to unlock and free the bulb. Best instructional video about this topic 🤍💡
You have probably heard it a hundred times now, but I really appreciate the step-by-step! I watched dozens of videos before I found yours and every single one already had the fixture open. That was the part I was stumped on! It's obvious now that I see it, but I was so scared that I was going to break it if I played around with it! I went to a school that had a broken latch and the "door" hung open, that one was too high up too be a real issue, but this one would hit me in the face every time I walked into the kitchen if I broke it and it hung open. 😂 Thank you SO MUCH for not assuming we have all been around these lights enough to know how to maintain them! You are appreciated, and videos like yours are why I have not ditched RUclips yet! 😁
Thanks for that feedback April. It is very much appreciated. The channel takes a lot of work and time and so to know people are enjoying the content and being helped by it means a lot. Glad everything worked out. Thanks for watching. Be sure to SUBSCRIBE!**SK**
Thank you so much for a great tutorial! You are the only one who gives FULL instructions on how to twist the bulb and turning it toward or away from you. I was so frustrated. It worked!! Definitely helpful!!
So happy to hear that. Thanks for the feedback. And glad you were able to get it taken care of. Thanks for watching!**SK**
Thank you so much for the step by step directions (left and right gentle rotation) and the close up shot of the light bulb connection. I was able to change all the light bulbs inside my garage without problems.
So very welcome Patricia. Its not the kind of this you want to mess up, those tubes can be nasty when they break. Glad all went well for ya. Hope you and yours are staying safe and healthy out there.**SK**
Wow! First of all excellent video showing exactly how the bulbs come out and go back in. I was prepared for a shower of fluorescent glasses pieces all over the place, including my eyes! I removed and replaced 4 fluorescent bulbs in kitchen! You probably saved me about a million dollars! Thank you so much, from one little old lady.
You're are very welcome! Really glad I could help. I never had those lights before moving into my house and figured a bunch of other people prob. in the same boat. Appreciate if you SUBSCRIBE! I usually post 1 to 2 times a week. Lots of action sports, reviews & how it's. Thanks. **SK**
I absolutely hate these fixtures. It’s like the designers have no idea how to design a fixture with an easy way to change the bulbs
hate these lights too. kitchen will be called the dark room now
Awesome tutorial! Very detailed and helpful. I was able to replace our fluorescent lamps for the first time by watching your video. Keep making videos like this. Thank you!!!
Thank you! This is EXACTLY what I was needing to SEE! I thank you again, you have no idea how difficult it was earlier today!😂
Happy to help 😄, thanks for the feedback!
I viewed several videos, but yours was the best to understand. My hero. You speak very clearly and relaxed. Put in my blub. Hurray!!!
That's awesome that it help and thanks very much for the feedback. Keeping up with videos between life/work/school takes a lot so the appreciation means a lot. Have a great Labor Day weekend and be sure to Subscribe!
I had to watch several videos. They didn't explain taking out the bulb very clearly. I got it after you showed it more in depth. Thanks.
Thanks for the recognition, and checking out my channel! Good to know it was helpful for ya.**SK**
Thank you for the up-close shot of installing the light fixture. It helped me to see that the black insert on my ballast was crooked. Completely fixed and working. Thank you!!!
So glad to hear it! And appreciate the feedback. Please Subscribe if you can! Thanks **SK**
I truly appreciate the clear and easy to understand instructions. It helps that you have the camera where we can actually see what you are doing! I am subscribing
Happy to help and thank you so much!**SK**
This guys is the dude! Clear and step by step instruction men. Your great at it.
Thanks Jason, means a lot. Happy it worked out for ya! Be sure to Subscribe!!**SK**
I was asked to change one of these in an office and out of the videos I watched yours was the most in depth and easy to follow. I appreciate you !
Really glad to hear it Nathan! **SK**
Thank you! You're video actually zoomed in while explaining the how to's in replacing the bulbs. I'm an older woman, so it was very beneficial to me in replacing these bulbs for the 1st time.
That's awesome to hear, thanks for the comments. Hope you Subscribe too!**SK**
Thank you so much for being detailed and to the point!!!!
Could not replace a similar bulb until I ran across this video. Best explanation yet. Thanks.
Thanks for the feedback! Happy it helped.**SK**
❤very clear. I am 72 older lady and this was easy. Thanks.
Thanks for the great feedback. Happy to hear it helped. Be sure to Subscribe!
Finally, a YT tutorial that was helpful. Thank you
Nobody at my workplace is either able or willing to replace any of the lights in my department. I really appreciate this how to video as I've had no one to show me how to do this.
Lol too funny. Well thanks for the feedback, great to hear this was a benefit to you.**SK**
Oh my goodness THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!! I’m scared I might’ve broke the connection pulling the bulbs out 🤦🏻♀️ wish I’ve have watched this first. Hopefully I can get it to work now.
You're welcome! Hope it all works out 🤞. Thanks for watching & commenting, be sure to Subscribe! And Merry Christmas! 🎄**SK**
I needed help getting the bulb out. And the turn left until the prongs were lined up to come straight out helped. Thanks
Happy to hear it! Thanks for watching and the feedback.**SK**
Thank you for sharing this information - I especially liked everything how you demonstrated the steps & that you gave very clear instructions!! Appreciate it!!
You're welcome Sonia, I like doing videos like this. Thanks for the feedback too. Appreciate if you would hit the Subscribe button!**SK**
Very helpful ( especially turning part) now I can change my kitchen lights w/ my son 😉👍🏼
Excellent!! Thank you so much! This was so helpful. Exactly what I needed to know.
I'm happy this could help, especially during the holidays when I'm sure you want to spend more time doing other things than having to worry about a light. Thanks for your feedback, it means a lot. Be sure to subscribe & have a wonderful New Year!
Thank you! Just got a 18in light for my iguana, and never using one, I didn’t know you had to turn it to replace. Your video was super helpful.
Appreciate the feedback. Glad I could help!**SK**
Very Clear instructions💕🙏 OMG just save my life . Many Thanks 😊
Haha very welcome! **SK**
Thanks so much . . . I did not know the prongs had to be vertical !! EXTREMELY HELPFUL
You're welcome Margaret! Thanks for watching, and the feedback. Please Subscribe! **SK**
Thank you so much!! I have watched a couple of videos before yours but yours was the best! I was actually able to get them changed! When I put the first one in it was nice and bright. I put the second one in and it worked but the first one went out. I have heard about the ballast burning out and maybe that is what's happening but I'm excited to have one light in my kitchen after a week in the dark. It was like Little House on the Prairie. Pa would never let such a thing happen, lol. You've found a subscriber in me. Thank you again!
That is great to hear. Really makes me happy to get that feedback, and know I was able to help others. I'm sure Pa would be proud. Hope you can get the others up and running at some point, but these puppies are so bright even one can usually do the job. Thanks for the Sub!**SK**
Best video was struggling for a while and you explained it so well! Thank you
Np, thanks for the feedback!**SK**
Thank you so so much you’re an angel!!
Thank you for clear directions.
Very thorough and helpful video. Thanks!
Welcome! Be sure to SUB, I have tons of reviews, how to, action sports etc. **SK**
Thank you so much for posting this video!!
Very welcome, glad it was useful! **SK**
Easy when you know how, thank you very much Sir.
Very welcome! Thanks for checking out my channel.**SK**
Excellent video... thanks !!
Very easy to follow, thank you
Thank you!!! Just changed my kitchen vent hood light. 🙌🏽💡
best explanation thank you 😀
Thanks dude. This really helped!
EXACTLY what I needed, thank you!!! :)
That was a helpful video and that I thank you
Excellent explanation. Born teacher!
That comment is very much appreciated Andre! Happy to be of help.**SK**
Super helpful, hope more people see this
Thanks. Please Share & Subscribe! I may actually do a follow up video soon with the better camera and stuff but I appreciate the feedback & glad it was helpful.**SK**
@@SKLIFEstyle The thumbnail stood out for me, good job on it
Thanks for the detaiil pictures
Hello, I have the exact same fixture but I cannot get the prongs of the bulbs to clear the "lip" around the frame of the fixture. I wish you could show how how you removed and inserted the bulbs into the frame of the fixture. The video left this part out. Please help, thanks
I will see if I can do a quick video on that soon, but you will need to put the bulb in at an angle, so prongs are facing opposite corners, just to get it in the fixture, then straighten it out.**SK**
@@SKLIFEstyle Thanks for the advice. After I saw your video I checked some of the others on here and one showed the need to angle the tube as a diagonal. I bought 2 new tubes and removed the burned out ones and installed the 2 new ones. It was quick once I angled the tubes. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for an easy video 🥰
Great directions thank you to the point and short
So very welcome, happy to hear it!**SK**
This was very helpful. Thank you so much!
Very welcome. And thanks for the feedback!**SK**
Let me share something you didnt have to do with you viewers. In my case it was a real tight squeeze to get the new bulbs in. There were two slot holes on both ends of the light case.After about a hour I fugured out the only way to get the new bulbs in was to stick one end of the light into the empty slot, and then place the other end into the light socket, and then pull the other end out of the slot and then slide it over into the socket. The shit was hard but I saved alot of money doing it myself. And it worked. 😜
this was so helpful, thank you
Wow....thanks for the tip....really good advice....xo
Thank you for this video. So helpful.
Thanks Brandon, happy to help. Appreciate if you would Subscribe! I have tons of how to's, reviews, and action sports. Thanks!**SK**
my first time doing this, got the lights replaced, they work, i’m still paranoid they’ll come crashing down haha. Thank you for the in depth step by step video!
Happy to hear it helped out. Let's hope they stay 🤞 lol. Thanks for watching, please Subscribe!**SK**
Hello i ask a you question they still manufacture fluorescent bulbs in the united states
Sorry I didn't understand before I guess. I have no idea honestly. If not I'm positive their are other replacements that work just as well from Home Depot.**SK**
Nope, the equivalents to the ones in this video got moved to Poland in 2021.
Really clear instructions! Thank you!
Np Tammy, thanks for feedback! **SK**
do you have a buy PHILIPS ALTO fluorescent bulbs in the home depot
You can buy bulbs anywhere...these should be pretty universal.**SK**
@@SKLIFEstyle I have been, since at least 2014, LOL. Ones made in 2020 and some in 2021, are the last to be made in U.S.A.! The T8 manufacturing, went to Poland in 2021, where the F15T8s and the F54T5s are made.
Thank you brother! This was very helpful.
Very welcome! Happy New Year!!**SK**
Great tutorial!!! Very helpful.
150K views!!! LFG!! Well done bro! 👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks. I believe that's definitely a milestone right there.
Thanks super fast from point a to point b 1000 thank you
Happy to hear that Jose!**SK**
VERY HELPFUL
Happy to hear it!**SK**
Thank you!
Thank you so much, your instructions you showed were great! You made it so much easier for me in my old house, I'm glad I got this pain in the butt task accomplished! I feel relieved now. Thank you. 😊
Thats awesome Marlene. I know that feeling of relief and accomplishment after knocking out another tasks around the house, glad I could help. Thanks for watching, please Subscribe! **SK**
Yes pain in the ****
I can get the bulb out of its socket, but how do you get the prongs over the ‘lip’ of the fixture???
Thank you for your video
Very welcome! Thanks for checking out the channel.**SK**
Your video was very helpful and allowed me to get my bulbs changed easily. I do have one constructive comment, though. I think it would have been better to describe the turning of the bulbs as either clockwise or counterclockwise, instead of turning left and right. Depending on how you are standing, left and right seems harder to understand. Otherwise, thanks a lot.
Thanks for the feedback. It's completely valid, too. I do plan to remake this video at some point to be even better production wise, and I will be sure to include that next time. Thanks for watching. Be sure to Subscribe! **SK**
the rest can now put their videos down cause we have found the one, thanks man
I appreciate those words. Glad I could help! **SK**
Can you fix a socket after a bulb was removed without rotating the pins? I can't rotate the channel back into the open position to slide a new bulb up into place.
I would assume so. I would most certainly cut off power first. May just have to dislodge something, or need to replace that side which shouldn't be too bad with the drop ceiling but still not fun. I have never had to repair one though I must say that, but they do sell the parts. I'd imagine more of a pain just trying to install the new one up in the air versus having the whole unit on the table in front of you which will be the biggest challenge and most time consuming.**SK**
Happy New Year, and best of luck!!
I have the same brand (Philips Alto) but in a SKINNY, under-cabinet bulb, and the housing has no room for even small fingers to get a grip over and around it. I notice that the end brackets are very slightly notched for an easier grip but it’s still scary - I have had fluorescent bulbs shatter on me before. Any suggestions?
If you have one of those rubber mats to pop open jars you could fold it and use it the long way down the bulb to have grip and have a good portion to turn it with..maybe use your other hand as a prop, to keep it settled while you lift off with the rubber and place it back down for small.like 1/4 in turns. That or wear safety goggles and cut proof rubber gloves for decent dexterity and use both hands to roll it one way or the other and again little 1/8 or 1/4 in turns...and I would probably suggest the safety glasses either way.**SK**
Thanks for your help ! 👏👍
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Thank you very helpful. I am puzzle how to remove it....
Thanks brother
Great video exactly what I needed
Thanks!
my problem is i can't get it out of the casing to take it completely out and get a new one in the lip of the casing is in the way my fixture is like urs how do you get it actually over the casing is there a hole or bed somewhere i can't see to have one end shorter so it comes out of the casing?
When you mean casing, like the housing or whole box itself, is that what you mean? Sometimes undoing some to the left/right and sliding them to one side of the housing will give you room to angle one enough to slip one side out and then the other. I have had the same issue where it seems impossible to get the bulb to come down, bit of a pain to unclip 1 or 2 the others, but makes taking them out much easier. Thanks for watching. Be sure to Subscribe! **SK**
Thank u so much! This was so helpful!
So glad I could help, thanks for the feedback. Please help me hit the 2K mark and Subscribe if you can! **SK**
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So if I didn't want to twist it to turn the bulb on, would the bulb slide out and not be secure? I'd like to limit the lighting in my classroom.
@mariellakelly6017 it will rest in there, so if it's already on and you twist it to turn off, you still have to pull it down a bit. Always a chance it could fall out later if they're is shaking or a disturbance, so you would want to open the windows carefully incase one did come loose. Very unlikely, but worth noting. But also you can twist it to turn off and not completely turn it so it's ready to be pulled out. Then it's locked in but not getting power, that's perhaps the best option.
Question: I work in a place with a few dozen of these above my head all day. Some others have taken them out before just above their work space. It is possible to just turn the light bulb so it's off and NOT take it out? Or will it fall out? I don't want to remove the bulbs if I don't have to.
Yea you can def turn them and watch the light go out but still stay connected. Takes a tiny bit of force to slide them in and out. Enough that they won't move otherwise.**SK**
Ok cool… Quick question, though: doesn’t turning the bulb left or right depend on which end of the fixture you’re looking at?
(ie. Turning one end of the bulb clockwise turns the other end counter-clockwise… am I missing something?)
No that is a good call. It does matter, both sides are not the same. I am actually going to shoot an even better version of this soon...I will be sure to call that out.**SK**
@@SKLIFEstyle ok thanks, I appreciate the reply :)
super helpful! thanks!
Thanks for the help!!
You're most welcome. Thanks for the feedback Brad!**SK**
im a bit late on this but what if the opening for the prongs isn't aligned right? my boyfriend took them out easily but neither of us can figure out how to slide the new ones back in bc the line isnt in the right place 😕
You should be able to adjust the track for the prongs a little and it shouldn't be a problem. Like spin it in the direction you need to great the inlet with the opening aligned.
Do I need to change all of the bulbs at the same time? If I only replace 3 out of 4 will the rest of the bulbs go dim? I change 3 of the bulbs but now the new ones are dimmer than they were when I initially put them in
You shouldn't have to change them all, but if there is an issue in the wiring or perhaps the new bulbs pulled to much and now partially burned out already. I dont even have most of my bulbs in just so its not too bright. Hard to fully diagnose, but I would say try to add a new fourth just to see what happens..It wouldn't be the case normally but could be in yours. Interested to see the outcome, have to keep me updated. Thanks for watching, please Subscribe! **SK**
Thank you I was about to go crazy from that flickering
Haha I hear that, it can almost be worst than no light.**SK**
Good video my brotha
have a question how to buy PHILIPS ALTO II fluorescent bulbs at the home depot
Hello do you have a PHILIPS ALTO II fluorescent bulbs at the home depot
I have Phillips Alto F32TB/TL741 in my lamps, I dont see them listed as "Alto II".**SK**
Rightie tightie ->
I tried replacing a bulb like that and while twisting it, I noticed smoke coming out from one end…… what did I do wrong?
I would probably not use that bulb. Some of the filament may be leaking out or something. Hard to say for sure though.**SK**
I have the same ballis but the other side doesn’t match what do I do then?
Doesn't match how so? The prongs are offset? Or it has something other than prongs?**SK**
SK LIFEstyle um I can’t turn the prongs in the ballas
Hi. How do you get the bulb out of the fixture with that lip on the bottom of the fixture?
I take both sides out the connection and angle it and get one side out the corner of the housing and then pull the rest of it out.**SK**
@@SKLIFEstyle thanks. I found out there are holes to put the pins in to gain more room so once angled, I could get them out.
What if the lights lined up but won't twist
Then I guess you're in luck that you have light, but if the framing is ever shook the bulb will perhaps fall out. If you have plastic cover like I do then it would only drop an inch an sit there. If you don't have a cover I would be nervous that at some point it comes falling out. Perhaps take a Qtip or toothpick and see if there is some grim in there or something causing it to stick, worth a shot.**SK**
You started the video with the bulb in the fixture.I want to see how you get the bulbs in there before putting the prongs in the opening. The basement light fixture is very old. Two ballesters are in the way.
I have been planning to remake this video I will try to add maneuvering the bulbs in and out of the fixture as well, but unblinking thr others and rolling them to the end along with kiddy cornering the bulb you are trying to put in helps a lot.
Thanks
dam i was todays yr old wen i figured this out .. but yea the turn method applies to all tube bulbs even if the sockets dont look the way they do in this vid
Every video on this I've come across, everyone's bulbs just slip right in...I had to pull off some weird angles just to get my bulbs out...I cannot for the life of me get the new ones in ( yes they're the correct size) I wish there was a tutorial to get bulbs in for fixtures that don't offer any room ( like a hole or something) to get the total length in the fixture
Into the socket? Once in a while there isn't a lot of room it feels like when other bulbs are in and you are trying to get one in the middle. Sometimes easier to remove the outer ones to give you more space to get them in diagonally and then straighten out and slip them in and then but the outer ones in.**SK**