How To Fix A Floor Lamp

If not take it apart again and proceed with the following steps.

How to fix a floor lamp.

Remove the light bulb from the socket. Whether an heirloom antique or modern piece you may have a table lamp reading lamp or floor lamp that you cannot bear to part with. To take it apart start by taking the screws off the foundation. 2 unscrew the section that is loose.

If the screws are loose tighten them and reassemble the lamp. What to do when the lamp does not work. Loose screws may have been the lamp s only problem. Get the new wires.

Unscrew the nut and lift off the shade or top. A majority of floor lamps are comprised of threaded pipes joined by screws. Do not lose any of the pieces. Usually there is a nut that holds a shade on or if the lamp has an open glass top there is a nut around the socket.

4 reattach pole and screw on until tight. You can begin repairing a floor lamp by disassembling the lamp. If a bulb flickers when you turn on the lamp you may only need to tighten the bulb in its socket. You will want 6 of the cord extending above the lamp.

Next unplug the lamp and inspect the cord and plug. Professional skilled lamp repair is the answer. Place a small piece of electrical tape on the extra cord to hold it. Remove the shade or top of the floor lamp.

1 unplug the floor lamp. Grab the two wires near where they turn down into the body of the lamp and pull up. The electrical cord will be pulled up through the lamp. Pic of leaning floor lamp pic of lamp unscrewed.

Run it in the lamp and then through the socket. If that doesn t work operate the switch. If the lamp works after you tighten up the screws great. Get the new socket the one with the nuts.

It should turn on and off without flickering. After a couple of hours i figured out the best way to fix this issue and have my floor lamp looking straight again.