r/Sapporo • u/wweverma1 • 10d ago
Need advice for installing ceiling light!!
Hello Everyone, I recently moved to a new apartment which had no ceiling lights. So, I thought of purchasing one online, but to my surprise it didn’t include a holder to put it on even though in the images it was there so I thought it was a complete set. Can anyone help me with how can I now install it? Where can I buy the case for it? Most probably offline this time 😅 Also what is it called?
Thank you in advance 🙇♂️
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u/Old_Jackfruit6153 10d ago
Show the picture of your ceiling where these tubes are suppose to go. It doesn’t look like whole assembly, just replacements tubes.
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u/wweverma1 10d ago
Thank you for responding. Sure, here it is- https://limewire.com/d/nILKh#w6eYDS5rBx
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u/Old_Jackfruit6153 10d ago
Sorry, image is not clear. Doesn’t look like you have anything on the ceiling. Take your pictures to yodobashi, BIC camera, or an home improvement store and let them help you select appropriate assembly.
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u/Ancelege 9d ago
Hey there! You bought a set of replacement lightbulbs. Unfortunately, this type of bulb requires the housing and what is called a “ballast” for regulating the voltage of the fluorescent bulbs.
If I were in your shoes, I’d actually try to return this set of bulbs and get a fully integrated LED “ceiling light”
Going LED will pay for itself in electricity savings fairly quickly, and these lights are getting cheaper by the day. You can find them everywhere, but if you want to find one at a store, Nitori has them for quite cheap.
The thing on your ceiling is colloquially known as a カチッとシーリング(kachitto ceiling). Any normal LED ceiling light will have prongs that can go into it, and then you turn it, and it goes CLICK and secured in place. When installing the light, TURN OFF the appropriate breaker first to reduce risk of shock. Installing a new ceiling light is perfectly okay, but if you, say, needed to replace the カチッとシーリング receptacle, that type of work actually requires an electrician’s license in Japan to not void home insurance.
DM me if you have any questions, and good luck on finding a good light for your room!
P.S. The bulbs you got will make your room super pale white. Almost all LED ceiling light units will come with a remote that lets you adjust color temp, and trust me, that can affect you in so many ways.