Lighting & LED
Installation & Upgrades

Usually, yes. LEDs use up to 60% less energy and last 15–25x longer. Pays for itself in a year or two.

Only if the package says the bulb is suitable for enclosed fixtures. A sealed glass dome traps heat, and repeated LED failures in enclosed fixtures are almost always caused by that heat, not a bad bulb. If the label says nothing, treat the bulb as open-fixture only.

Only until 2029. Washington law ends most retail sales of fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent bulbs on January 1, 2029, because they contain mercury. Tubes you already own can stay in use, but they cannot go in the trash. If a garage still runs on old tubes, plan the switch to LED before replacements get hard to find.

Replace the fixture if it is yellowed, buzzing or slow to start. LED tubes that plug into an old fixture still depend on its ballast (the part that powers the tube), and other LED tubes mean rewiring it. A new LED fixture removes that aging part altogether. If the fixture is sound, an LED tube retrofit can make sense.

The number of lights, the ceiling height, attic access, and whether you need new wiring, switches or dimmers all set the price. Swapping fixtures on existing wiring is the shortest job, and new lights in a finished ceiling take longer. The exact price comes first, and you approve it before anything starts.

Next Phase Electric installs recessed lights, LED conversions, under-cabinet lights, pendants, chandeliers and outdoor lighting in Issaquah, Snoqualmie and nearby cities. We are licensed and insured, and we check the wiring, the ceiling support and dimmer compatibility as part of the job. Tell us the room and the goal when you book.