Installation is definitely a two person job. If you don’t like the colour they are easily painted. Although I think they look good, they will stand out when mounted on a white ceiling. My only question with regards to the design of this unit is why Utilitech chose to make the end wraps brown. This fixture will look good when installed on any light coloured ceiling. Two fluorescent bulbs need to be loaded into this fixture. I personally like this because I prefer to use fluorescent tubes that provide as close a colour temperature to daylight as possible, factory fitted tubes often have a blue hue that I dislike. It is worth mentioning that this lighting fixture does not come fitted with any fluorescent tubes. There is a white acrylic tube cover that is designed to help diffuse the light emitted from the fluorescent tubes, more on how that works later in this review. Removing the packaging reveals a lighting fixture about 2 feet in length with attractive brown oak end wraps. Unboxing and First Impressions of the Utilitech Flush Mount Fluorescent Light The advanced electric ballast used in the Utilitech unit eliminates operating noise altogether. Little Operating Noise – Fluorescent lighting fixtures are notorious for the annoying hum that they produce. This makes these types of fixture more suited to situations where they are left on for a long time rather than sporadically tuned on and off.Įnd to End Installation – The oak end wraps can be removed and multiple units can be installed end to end, this means you can cover an entire ceiling without a break in the illumination. The only disadvantage of using a ballast of this type is that the life of the bulbs is depleted a little every time the unit is turned on. An electric ballast uses a short high voltage burst to ensure the light reaches it’s full temperature as soon as it is turned on. Older fluorescent lighting fixtures were often slow to warm up, often tacking up to ten minutes to reach their full brightness. Instant On Electric Ballast – A ballast is a device installed in all fluorescent tubes that regulates the amount of electricity flowing through the unit. The Utilitech Fluorescent Flush Mount Light
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