Susan K. Godfrey Archive

  • David had standard eight-foot fluorescent tubing in an old T-12 format with magnetic ballasts (the connections at the end of each fixture). They took out the old bulbs and recycled those at Eco-Lights in South Seattle; then installed two four-foot efficient bulbs and new ballasts by Phillips GE. The new bulbs are brighter and cleaner. That helped reduce the electric bill by about 50 percent. The building skylights also bring in natural light.

    Graphics Plus brings bright lights to a White Center neighborhood

    Posted on April 15, 2010 | 1 Comment
    David had standard eight-foot fluorescent tubing in an old T-12 format with magnetic ballasts (the connections at the end of each fixture). They took out the old bulbs and recycled those at Eco-Lights in South Seattle; then installed two four-foot efficient bulbs and new ballasts by Phillips GE. The new bulbs are brighter and cleaner. That helped reduce the electric bill by about 50 percent. The building skylights also bring in natural light.

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