Once the frame is removed the cover will either lift or slide off with ease.
How to remove fluorescent light fixture cover.
Press inward on the clips or tabs holding the cover in place to release them from the fixture.
Hold the upper lip of an acrylic cap on one side of the accessory with your fingers.
One end may come off easier than another.
Once you install a wraparound cover replacement or have finished replacing fluorescent light bulbs secure one long side of the light cover over the lip then repeat on the other side.
Then slide the cover towards the end cap.
The other end will now fall free of the other end cap.
Do the same with the other side.
Slide the fluorescent cover of the light outwards under the end cap and it will release.
Locate the ballast cover on one end of the fixture unscrew it and remove it.
How to remove fluorescent light cover step 1.
Pull out on the lip to disengage from the side of the attachment.
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Hold the cover with one hand and remove the cap from the end of the other hand.
When a fluorescent light tube goes out you may need to remove the cover to access the tube.
Wiggle the cover back and forth if it is stuck.
How to remove the cover of a fluorescent lamp with a capped end.
Push in the middle of the plastic cover next to one of the end caps about 1 2 of an inch.
Remove the ballast cover from the fluorescent fixture.
To remove the cover of most florescent light fixtures simply locate and unscrew the screws holding the frame in place.
Place a ladder to access the lighting fixture.
To remove a wraparound fluorescent light cover simply grab one long side push up and then pull it down.
Removing fluorescent light fixtures can be more complicated than removing traditional light fixtures because fluorescent fixtures attach to the ceiling in several different locations and the wiring is hidden behind a panel rather than in the electrical box.
There is a tab in the middle of each end cap that holds the cover centered in the end caps.
Clean the floor area under the light fixture whose cover you want to remove.
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Remove the cover from the fixture and remove the bulbs.
Loosen and remove the locknut from the end of one of the covers with pliers.
Pull down on the cover.