tangerinegreen555
Well-Known Member
I pretended I was an electrician and changed this 1959 12" base flouro fixture today. The 1959 ballast behind it had to weigh 4 or 5 lbs. Lol.
still worked but the tiny exposed corner has bothered me for decades.
I'm certain I'm the only one who noticed it.
I discovered that the 1959 marlite ceiling is the 3rd ceiling. House was built in 1939, they changed it a lot the 1st twenty years. I didn't change any of the marlite ceilings during last year's remodeling, I
wanted to leave some things there that my dad put up, and that old marlite wears like iron.
Replaced with a 15" flushmount LED. Says 45 years or 50,000 hours and it's light as a feather and equally bright.
It's kinda big but I love maintenance free LED lighting and I needed another 1.5" to cover the old hole.
It is bright. $40 upgrade, says it will save $863 on side of box. It saves me from changing bulbs on a ladder, that's guaranteed.
My neighbor wanted the old lights for his garage so I gave them to him. Glad he can use them, they definitely have that '50's look and they are bright.
still worked but the tiny exposed corner has bothered me for decades.
I'm certain I'm the only one who noticed it.
I discovered that the 1959 marlite ceiling is the 3rd ceiling. House was built in 1939, they changed it a lot the 1st twenty years. I didn't change any of the marlite ceilings during last year's remodeling, I
wanted to leave some things there that my dad put up, and that old marlite wears like iron.
Replaced with a 15" flushmount LED. Says 45 years or 50,000 hours and it's light as a feather and equally bright.
It's kinda big but I love maintenance free LED lighting and I needed another 1.5" to cover the old hole.
It is bright. $40 upgrade, says it will save $863 on side of box. It saves me from changing bulbs on a ladder, that's guaranteed.
My neighbor wanted the old lights for his garage so I gave them to him. Glad he can use them, they definitely have that '50's look and they are bright.
