How to Open a Cover Plate for a Fluorescent Light
- 1). Set up a ladder underneath the fluorescent light fixture. Climb up the ladder to reach the fixture.
- 2). Locate the two hinge levers on the bottom of the fluorescent light fixture. They will be along one edge of the light, typically on the long side.
- 3). Hold up the cover plate with one hand while you pull down on each of the hinge levers.
- 4). Lower the cover plate slowly. It will hang down straight down from one side of the light. You can now access the interior of the light fixture.
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