How to fix "ANY" fluorescent Light | Ballast Replacement

in this Video I will show you how to fix fluorescent light. If your fluorescent bulbs are not working or your light takes too long to turn on or you light does not turn on at all, follow along in this video. If you follow along you will be able to fix any issue relating to your fluorescent light by simply replacing your ballast. This is a simple DIY project that anyone can handle all by yourself.
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0:00 Start
0:02 Intro
1:20 Remove Bulbs Cover
1:22 Remove Bulbs
1:40 Remove Ballast Cover
1:49 Disconnect all Wires
2:40 Install New Ballast
3:16 Reconnect All Wires
4:36 Tuck Away Wires
5:00 Reinstall Ballast Cover
5:27 Reinstall Light bulbs
5:42 Install Bulb Cover
6:02 Outro
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[@alpachino7663]

A easy trick is to unscrew the old one and let it hang with the wires still installed.Then screw in the new one and you've got the old one hanging as a cheat sheet to show you how to install the one you screwed in😁

[@jroar123]

Always turn off the power at the circuit breaker and test it with a multimeter beforehand. Ensure that your work area is safe and that your ladder is correctly placed. Gloves, eye protection, and a hard hat is recommended. Replace the ballast in kind or better rating. Before work commences, take a minute to look over the area, tools, replacement equipment, and what is to be replaced. On industrial jobs, we call it a “5x5” however, a minute works well enough. Be mindful of your balance while on the ladder. Always follow the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), Installation and Operations Manual (IOM) paying close attention to all safety information. Remember, one slip up is exposing. After the task is complete, clean up the area. Make sure everything is in place and ready to go before you turn power back on. It is always recommended that one person stands aside of the area to re-energize while the other person turns the circuit breaker back on. If there is a problem swift communication might be necessary to turn the breaker back off. Always make safe the job before troubleshooting the problem. If there is no problem then close out the job. It might seem a bit overkill to preform the tasks listed above however, doing any job safely is worth the extra effort.

[@philc8575]

Spoken like a licensed electrician!! 😉

[@a1tank400]

Just trying to get my lights working again not Appling for an electrician job thank you anyway.

[@Rectitude4U]

A hard hat to replace a ballast? But I bet you go months without checking the tire pressure on you truck.

[@jroar123]

@@Rectitude4U Safety is no joke. I once had a large brim safety had. One day a 3 phase cable was hit by lightening and the cable while still energized, hit me on top of my hardhat. Because of the large brim, it rolled off of me missing my shoulder before hitting the ground next to me. I had on Electrical boots and was fine no matter what but making sure something cannot fall on your head is always best practices at work or at home. It only take a minute to put on a hard hat.

[@stevienicholson8985]

Don't forget to get a fire Extinguisher, or have a fire truck sitting close by, and probably should wear a long sleeve shirt (in case it sparks and burns your arm) check to make sure that there is NOTHING explosive near the area where you are working, also have someone hold your ladder...... Nope Nope Nope, on 2nd thought, it's to dangerous, don't do it, just buy a lamp

[@SheenDolla]

Thanks to your video, I was successful in replacing ballast and now Kitchen has light again. Thanks

[@CSINYAngell]

As a single woman who didn’t want to call her landlord for something so small… THANK YOU for the wonderful video!!!!

[@DeaninItYourself]

You are most welcome

[@ghostofgarycoleman5251]

Some guy wanted to charge me $675 for this. Got it done in less than an hour. Thanks for the video. Very straightforward.

[@DeaninItYourself]

glad it worked out for you, $675 is not a small fee.

[@brown_eyed_girl]

Holy Cow !! You should have sent him a video of what you did and told him he was highly overpriced. You seem calm-I’d be quite mad 😡

[@12345682900]

What? Hell, you can buy an entire new light for $35

[@a1tank400]

unless i looked at your video i would have never thought about changing a ballast thank you for your help!

[@countryboy39051]

Thanks for this! I have one florescent out in my mud room and didn't know what it could be (replaced the bulbs and still got nothing) so now I think I know! Very easy to follow, so thanks again!

[@beverlytaylor5740]

Great video! You make it ez to understand. Thank you!

[@gregkratohvil]

very clear description on how to complete this task, thanks

[@nelson-gladyscuellar8816]

Thanks, very helpful video, God bless you.

[@ronohlsi2262]

The man!!!! Thanks! very helpful! Saved me and my family some money.

[@johnblum9844]

Good demo. Thanx

[@pamelabaker1806]

Thank you. I needed this.

[@Australia-ky7kx]

Thanks for posting. Good instruction

[@TheDobie1]

Great video I think even I could manage this feat🤣

[@lariza9659]

Very easy 👌 we'll explain. God Bless.

[@johnsommmers5564]

Very clear directions...Great job I think I can do this

[@DeaninItYourself]

You can do it, its not too bad

[@daltonschannel8405]

Great job explaining. Cheer's!!

[@DeaninItYourself]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jermeyhouston1559]

Instructions were great was able to fix mine with your video. Thanks

[@DeaninItYourself]

Glad it helped

[@johngonzalez4934]

Best video I ever seen, straight to the point and very well instructed. Thanks!

[@DeaninItYourself]

Thank You

[@desireedoan9267]

Thank you so much really appreciate your help

[@KennLewis]

Nuff respect. great help bro.

[@DeaninItYourself]

Glad I could help

[@Sonny2344]

Thank you 👍🏼

[@rigobertospath1308]

Your are the goat my man

[@top10gadgets92]

Thanks.

[@paulw.997]

Thank you

[@paulwhite3772]

Great… very clear

[@DeaninItYourself]

Glad you think so!

[@melmickles584]

Thanks

[@tripjet999]

It would be a good idea to clean the inside of the diffuser while you have the light apart. If it's yellowed, you should probably replace it.

[@DeaninItYourself]

I agree, thanks for the observation

[@nathanthanatos3743]

@@DeaninItYourself I'm not the original commenter, but had one outright snap apart on me when I went to replace the bulbs. 2x4 Drop-ceiling type . Always good to be careful about how it's held in, if one doesn't want a shower of dead hornets, dust, and insulation.

[@michaelvoigt7983]

Good video thanks

[@DeaninItYourself]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mwngw]

The metal slots that receive the new ballast prongs that hold it in place are 9 1/2" wide, but I can only find 10" wide ballasts online for a T12, 2 bulb system. Any suggestions?

[@jean700]

Great video,clear steps!! just wondering how to connect same colour wires together, twist in same direction- side by side (=) or opp direction (- -). thx!! diy woman.

[@DeaninItYourself]

twist side by sde and use a small blue wire nut

[@sandyblue4235]

Very nice video

[@DeaninItYourself]

Thank you

[@boonerbarns6718]

ty

[@DeaninItYourself]

you are welcome

[@jamiejackson1780]

WOW 😱

[@ronaldhendersonakathefitne8806]

if you're in an office bldg and can't turn off the circuit breaker, is it safe just to turn the light switch off, or if there is something else I should do? BEFORE TRYING TO REPLACE THE BALLAST I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ELECTRICAL STUFF

[@mirelurk-fish7387]

I converted mine to the led driver kit works great ! No more toxic mercury

[@Kaligroan]

Be mindful of LED radiation/interference.

[@amyvaldez4417]

What if the are the bulb clicks in is brown and burnt looking? How do I replace the hose fixture?

[@shanda2600]

I have one of my light that is stuck and unable to remove any suggestions??

[@HillBilly-1]

My ballast does not have a yellow wire, nor does it connect to the opposite end of the bulb. Red to one bulb blue to the other, the opposite end the connectors have a white wire connecting the two together. Is there a difference in the ballast or how to wire it? Any help is greatly appreciated.

[@ruthlyons54]

Thank you, I changed out 2 ballasts. Wondering why the wire wasn’t cut shorter instead of having so much to tuck under ?

[@JoshPitts-yv5du]

Probably for future repairs so they don’t have to change the wires

[@Guvnor513]

@@JoshPitts-yv5du This - gives you more to cut off later for the next one.

[@nobueno8652]

When you wired your common tombstone connectors with the yellow wires, how did you wire them? Was it like this: Tombstone connector for lamp one: Wire hole 1: yellow Wire hole 2: white wire Wire hole 3: yellow Wire hole 4: red wire Tombstone connector for lamp 2: Wire hole 1: no wire Wire hole 2: red wire Wire hole 3: no wire Wire hole 4: white wire I am trying to troubleshoot a rapid ballast replacement for 2 lamps. When I switch it on it flashes once and shuts off/does not turn on.

[@austinwolfe9501]

How can you figure out if the problem is the bulb, the ballast, or the switch?

[@lnelson51]

GREAT VID!

[@ujayet]

I usually just replace the bulb, if still not work..then i replace ballast, if that dont work.,, check I check the contact point where the 2 prong from the bulb touch the slot... if that dont work.. then it's much more complex..lol

[@dapaozhang8565]

A switch failure is almost impossible. If the bulb (tube) is bad, you should clearly see black burn mark at the end of the tube.

[@markwoten6679]

Why would you not use a basic electrical meter and test the ballast resistor using the ohms on the meter? If it fails the test, you can replace the ballast.

[@Rogerdiaz12]

Im a 13 year old trying to learn something 😁

[@howardwatts4238]

You are a very smart 13 year old the world would be a better place if young people would do this instead of playing games or causing trouble. In your life time uou will save yourself a lot of money.

[@darkfiresshit]

@@howardwatts4238 facts

[@FloridaRailfanKid803]

@@howardwatts4238 SO TRUE

[@WarrensRandomAndWeirdVideos]

@@howardwatts4238I’m 14 and do all the repairs in my house for my mum 😊

[@ETerry]

What if the old ballast is not the same as the new standard size? The fixtures in house are all 9" long, but the fixtures in the garage are 6" long by 2 1/2". All the numbers are the same: T12, two bulb, 120 volts, etc. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement ballast with these shorter, fatter dimensions?

[@misterwebb1472]

U can't get those anymore

[@tedfisk1211]

seems easy enough, even for someone who knows squat about electricity, but who will be very careful.

[@MelieSue]

If the light turns on after several switches but is very dim and flickers is that likely the ballast? I replaced the bulbs and it didn’t help…

[@DeaninItYourself]

Likely. It is

[@JordanWieber]

What if I replaced the blassest and it still doesn't work

[@KlitKommander]

My only question is does it matter which red to red, blue to blue and yellow to yellow you connect? Either or...?

[@danielramotowski5187]

Does not matter

[@KlitKommander]

@@danielramotowski5187 thanks I figured it out 👍

[@marquez2283]

You save me $400 bucks to a drunk guy

[@MrMathTutor]

I replaced the ballast , turned the light on and it worked perfect. Flipped it off. 10 minutes later I turned them on again and no lights. Any ideas?

[@DeaninItYourself]

Maybe a loose connection, if it worked initially it should still work. Double check all the connections.

[@MrMathTutor]

@@DeaninItYourself They're all really tight. Maybe I got the wrong replacement? Here is the New Ballast: www.screencast.com/t/NywTcFabDmq Here is the old one www.screencast.com/t/bdtxj4PP

[@user-dj5lq2xh6l]

Sized available

[@TALENTADO65]

i just followed your step and succesfully turned on the LIGHT but it is DIM , i bought my Eco smart LED BULBS from Home Depot .Did i made a mistake ?

[@philc8575]

I've had that problem. I try different bulbs. Think if they work then, they're just not getting good contact from old parts. I'm just a handyman.,.

[@jenisonwildcats10]

I switched the light and it just had like a little metal piece that I switched out mine doesn’t have the big black box so idk what to do lol

[@kevinjack5184]

Why not test the ballast? And the bulbs?

[@phizzler5051]

my ballasy cover doesnt look like that. 1/5 stars

[@k.shifflett2461]

What happens if they don’t make my model of ballast anymore?

[@misterwebb1472]

Find a compatible one

[@Xanduur]

Doesn’t help if the specification sheet dried up and crumbles to dust. No idea what type of ballast I have. (I have done this before) The other problem is the ballast is connected (integrated) to the lamp fixture with all white wires. 😂

[@DeaninItYourself]

Cut all the wires and take it to your local home depot. They will match it up for you and then you can just re attach it.

[@rodjones5373]

Student union time is paying off

[@chucklebaby]

How to loosen the screw, that is the part I cannot do

[@alpachino7663]

Yea sometimes there screwed in with diferent hardware.Depending on what you have a needle nose plier might work.

[@karenlange8676]

Clean the cover there dude😊

[@robinschell3175]

Better yet, throw old ballast in trash and convert to led.

[@mightbegenius]

Why would you spend $30 for a ballast and then another 15 on bulbs you can just buy a better LED light fixture for the same price and it's more modern looking. I'm asking because I'm trying to understand.

[@zapa1pnt]

Today is 2024. More than 10 years ago, I replaced all my fluorescent tubes with LED tubes. I now have better light, I'm not replacing tubes all the time and I'm saving a fortune on my electricity. You don't need a new fixture. The ballasts can stay in place, if you don't feel like removing them. Just disconnect them from the power and cu the wires. I don't understand why anyone, in 2022, in the US, would want to use fluorescent lights, or how he could not know about the LED tubes. Also, there are so many comments offering thanks, for the instruction it blows my mind!!

[@kataysmith9581]

Why do all these DIY video's all start with "hi guy's " ? A lot of times females are doing the DIY projects to. Thanks!

[@DeaninItYourself]

Force of habit, i mean no disfespect. I know plenty of females who do a lot of DIY projects very well.

[@alpachino7663]

More like sweeping up the cut up wires for hubby,passing the tools,and handing out the Gatorade 😁

[@stormytooman1947]

The music is irritating and distracting.

[@schlaznger8049]

Great video, very easy to understand. However your wire management skills are horrible.

[@tybdhnvynmnccvn]

that aint fixing. fixing is taking the ballast apart and replacing the burnt component

[@jimlauth7587]

So, you "fix" ANY ballast by replacing the ballast?? Seriously??😅