i have an expensive lamp that has a socket for a standard light bulb. the first time i changed the bulb i noticed that this was a very tight fit. the bulb has blown again and i managed to remove the old bulb. i am having trouble twisting in a new bulb. does anyone manufacture slightly narrower bulbs? or does anyone have any ideas on how to screw in a new standard bulb?
2007-04-30 07:41:11 · 5 answers · asked by newyorker 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I am not insulting your intelligence, but I have to ask : When you removed the defective lamp (bulb) did the brass or silver colored base come out with the burned out lamp? That is, did the burned out lamp come out in one piece or was the screw in metal base left in the lamp fixture? Or even just part of it? O.K. that out of the way, check the socket that you are trying to screw the lamp into and see that it is not deformed or warped and that nothing remains in it that does not belong there. Have you tried installing more than one lamp thereby eliminating the possibility that the lamp you are trying to install has a warped or malformed base? If the female socket is deformed or of poor manufacture, installing a new one is a DIY project if you are handy. No such thing as a narrow lamp. They are standardized.
2007-04-30 08:08:45 · answer #1 · answered by Grendel's Father 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sometime sockets just get a little corroded over time and become hard to screw a bulb into. You can unplug the lamp and rub the socket with a little steel wool, or you can just rub a bar of soap on the lightbulb to give it a light coating, which will make it easier to screw in.
2007-05-01 07:24:40 · answer #2 · answered by cyclingnut86 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Raymond has provided answer. I would add, after you have tried all that he said, if the lamp socket itself is defective, take it back to where you bought it and ask for their help. If it is an expensive fixture, the store that sold it should be more than happy to repair or replace it.
2007-04-30 13:50:23 · answer #3 · answered by Dave 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
turn off the device. Unplug it. shrink slightly bit potato sufficiently small to slot interior the area the place the bulb is/became. push the potato into the component of the bulb this is left and unscrew it.
2016-12-28 05:09:42 · answer #4 · answered by gelsey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's what she said.
2007-04-30 07:43:44 · answer #5 · answered by nobudE 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋