Abstract: A fluorescent tube can be installed or removed from a high installation position by a device have four firm, rubber like cups which gently grip the tube; a dual set of horizontal elongated crossbars, which support the cups with the front crossbar being non stationary and the back cross bar being stationary; a pair of alignment spacer bars and a center support assembly which aid in stability and maintain the proximity of the cross bars; a hand operated rope to apply pressure through a combination of two pulleys to initiate spring action for separating the cups allowing them to either grip or release the fluorescent tube.