How do I replace the ballast in my fluorescent light?

Just follow these steps:

• Turn off the electricity to the lights at the breaker box. Don’t just turn the lights off at the light switch.
• Carefully position a step ladder under the fixture.
• Remove the light cover.
• Remove the fluorescent tube(s) and carefully set aside.
• Remove the metal cover in the middle of the fixture.
• Unwire the hot wire, then the ground wire.
• Unscrew the ballast and remove it.
• Replace the ballast, then replace the metal cover.
• Put your fluorescent tubes in and replace the cover.

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