Q: As I was changing the fluorescent light tube in my ceiling fixture, I rotated the bulb to get it out and I heard a “snap” and saw things falling from the fixture. I cringed and waited for the pain.

Q: My home is about 20 years old. My problem is with the lights in the kitchen. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. When I turn on the switch, the light flickers or just partially lights. I ...

Low-energy bulbs are incompatible with millions of lamps and sockets in homes, it has emerged. Lighting experts said many of the more bulky fluorescent lights were too large for table and standard ...