Can I use a one-way CFL bulb in a three-way socket? [more inside]
posted on Jun 8, 2008 - 6 answers

Lighting fetishists help me! Looking for the desk lamp from "The Devil Wears Prada" [more inside]
posted on Apr 8, 2008 - 5 answers

College student looking for a really good studying/reading lamp. Preferably of the nice, bright "white" light variety rather than the eye-straining, weak "yellow" light. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Apr 3, 2007 - 17 answers

Sources for baby-ish lighting? [more inside]
posted on Jun 10, 2006 - 6 answers

How to: multiple fluorescent light fixtures on one circuit [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2006 - 7 answers

Recommendations for a standing reading light please... [more inside]
posted on Apr 3, 2006 - 2 answers

Where can I find a lamp like the ones on the West Wing sets? [more inside]
posted on Jul 30, 2005 - 4 answers

Fluorescent light problem:

I have a fluorescent light fixture in my bathroom using two, different-sized, doughnut-shaped bulbs. Lately it's been taking a long time to turn on (15-30 minutes) after I throw the switch in the morning. If the fixture has been running for a while, this warm-up time seems to go down. Does this sound like a ballast problem (and thus my landlord's problem), or a light-bulb problem (mine)? I'm leaning to ballast because the lights look fine once they start, but I haven't been able to find the same symptoms on the half dozen fluorescent lighting websites I've looked at so far.
posted on Jul 16, 2004 - 5 answers