My workshop is 16 x 28 and sports 11 double-tube 48" fluorescent fixtures. My spouse and I are tiffing about turning them on and off. He seems to be obsessed with on and off switches. I have found myself in the dark more than one time as he unconsciously turns off anything lit as he leaves a space.
Here's the question: I say it's more harmful to turn the danged things on and off each time you exit because it takes more power to get the ballasts back up to speed. He says I'm crazy. I operate the shop like my computer: on in the morning, off at night. (Okay, if I'm gone for six hours, I may relent...but not less than that.)
I'll abide by your consensus: I just want it to favor my opinion.
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Here's the question: I say it's more harmful to turn the danged things on and off each time you exit because it takes more power to get the ballasts back up to speed. He says I'm crazy. I operate the shop like my computer: on in the morning, off at night. (Okay, if I'm gone for six hours, I may relent...but not less than that.)
I'll abide by your consensus: I just want it to favor my opinion.

This board is so full of bright people, you feel you can get an answer to anything. AskJeeves has a credible rival in the G.