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    maliolani Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Dec 1, 2011, 07:07 PM
    Is my problem with the balast?
    My mobile home has a laundry room ceiling light fixture that takes two of these bulbs: Sylvania 20671 - CF13DD/E/835/ECO Double Tube 4 Pin Base Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb.

    It has worked fine for over 8 years without changing bulbs. We left it on 24 hours a day for 2 weeks while on vacation. When we came home, both bulbs were rapidly flickering. I bought two new bulbs, but the flickering is still there. If I leave only one bulb (whether new or old) in the fixture, the flickering goes away. Since replacing the bulbs didn't help, does this mean I have to replace the ballast, which is screwed/wired to the top side of the fixture? Where does one normally buy a replacement ballast? Or should I just get a normal fixture that takes real bulbs?
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    tkrussell Posts: 9,659, Reputation: 725
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    Dec 2, 2011, 05:54 AM
    Sounds like the ballast, or the ground to the fixture is missing can cause the flickering.

    An electrical distributor should have or be able to get you a ballast.

    You may find it quicker and cheaper to change the fixture.
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