Easy Steps To Remove A Broken Light Bulb

Before starting the process of broken bulb replacement, you need to follow some preventive measures. First and foremost, make sure the electric power is off. If the broken light bulb is in a simple lamp then unplug the lamp. If the broken light bulb is in a ceiling or wall light fixture then turn off the power of related circuit breaker.

Now you need to wear leather gloves in your hands and glasses on your eye. It is must if the bulb has broken on a wall fixture or a ceiling fan. It’s a good practice to wear a hat. Place a trap under the broken fixture that can hold any remaining glass of the broken bulb.

With the help of both the hands, insert the pliers as far as possible into the broken base. Spread the handles apart and exert force against the sides of the bulb base with the tips of the pliers and rotate the pliers in the counter-clockwise direction.

With this force the broken base may come out and you need to be careful that you don’t break the fixture during the process. Also, if this process does not work out, use some other alternative. One more is stated below.

A screwdriver could be put in between the socket and bulb base. Now you may need to bend the broken bulb so that the needle nose pliers can get a better grasp.

After having a good grasp, try to rotate the base in anti-clockwise direction and while rotating, if you feel some resistance then immediately stop at that point. The fixture may break if you will apply more force. Move it little in clockwise direction and then in anticlockwise direction. This wiggling will help you in getting rid of that broken bulb from your socket.

After you have removed the broken light bulb successfully, sweep or vacuum up any broken glass and replace the bulb with a new one. Turn the switch on. If the bulb lights without flickering, you are done. Do not turn the bulb any further. If bulb has not lit, turn switch back off, turn bulb a quarter turn and try again. Do this until the bulb lights.

If you don’t want to repeat this problem in future then do not over tight the bulbs when you fix them in socket. When you start experiencing some resistance, then you should stop there only. In case it is sparking, rotate it till a point where it stops sparking. When everything goes fine, your work is completed.

Scott Rodgers is a writer with great experience in electricians work all across the nation. His exemplary guidance has generated business opportunities for a lot many Lodi Electricians and Concord Electricians .