How to Remove a Broken Light Bulb Base from a Socket
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- Опубликовано: 30 июн 2024
- When light bulbs breaks in the socket it can be hard to remove the bulb base that remains. This video will show you how to safely removed the stuck light bulb base from the light socket.
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I started watching your video, and the idea popped in my mind when you said apply pressure to sides. So I got an old cork from a wine bottle wrapped it with a kitchen towel and stuck inside the light bulb base and twisted it (on an angle). Worked like magic. Thanks for your video.
Wow! That's genius!
Great tips in the video but I have push bulbs and I almost stopped watching. Then I saw your comment about using a cork... Success!! New bulb in and now I get to relax with wine :)
My broken bulb was small and backward to me in the over counter mivrowave. I had to trim the cork a few times but finally got it out. Thanks!
I just wadded up an old sock lol
Ahh you’re the best! I tried the cork method and got it out in 5 minutes! Thank you! 🙏
Thanks for making this video. It was a good reminder to take the proper safety steps (turning off the power at the circuit breaker) before attempting the procedure.
Thank you for this! I'm a divorced empty nester that is learning to do home maintenance by myself. Half the time, I make things worse, but you helped me fix a seemingly unfixable problem in about a minute. Who needs a husband when I have youtube? Thanks again, I am very grateful!
Well put, Rose! I'm in the same boat.
single rose?
This happened to all three of the lights on my ceiling fan and I'm so pissed my eyes are watering. Thank you for helping.
Alright Stanley, I hope you alright.
Helped me remove a 40 year old lightbulb from my elderly neighbors house. Thanks 👍
Thank you so much! I am a 72 year old widow that had a spotlight over the garage break. I got a pole to remove the bulb but the base broke off, so I had to use the extension ladder after all. I couldn't get it out until I watched your video. After it finally loosened, it came out easily. Thank you so very much!
This video helped me as I had the exact same situation to deal with. I used the handle end of a screwdriver to turn the socket counterclockwise and then used pliers to actually take it out. Worked very well!
Thanks so much for this video, and also, all of you commenters for your ideas! I had this happen with one of my recessed kitchen lights, and I was able to get the base out of the socket with a screwdriver and a pair of pliers. I tried the broom handle , a water bottle and an olive oil bottle first, with no luck. However, once I tried the screw driver and pliers, it took me just about 5 minutes to victory! I have some rusty gunk that fell out to clean up, but I am so relieved! Thanks again, everyone.
It was so simple, and yet, so brilliant!! I need to replace a broken freezer bulb just now...it not only has a canopy around it, it's facing away from me. Just that little bit of pressure inside the metal ring was enough to allow me to remove it. Thanks for your help!!
-Thank you for posting this video. You really helped me out of a bind. My ceiling bathroom fixture had a bulb that broke the same way and the socket was stuck inside. I 'LIKED' your video and thanks again!
I’m 13 and was changing the bulb in a shower. When I was putting the new one in, I tightened it too hard and the glass broke down to the metal. I struggled for like 30 minutes, this vid was the one that got it out. Thanks.
Thank you! Worked well for removing the tiny stuck light bulb base from the tiny socket within a glass cabinet! :)
In the future just wrap some electrical tape on a screw driver but make sure it’s in the sticky side. Then stick it in and screw it out. You will find that this way is easier and also a lot safer. Someone may have an issue we’re their light switch may not be in the best angle so this would be helpful. Overall great job.
Wow creative idea
Thank you, this has just happened in my house and was a little hesitant and what to do next. As it is night time, I will wait until tomorrow turn the power off and remove the metal bit. Thank you again.
Thanks for educating the community and appreciate your volunteering and thanks to your team
Please post some more such tips
Thanks for this video- it was really helpful! You just helped me get a stuck lightbulb out of my bathroom light fixture!
Same thing happened at my place, wife was just getting ready and bulb literally blew up
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thanks. video helped a ton. one suggestion, you can jam the pliers in, then open and twist.
Thank you! Already had my trusty pliers out and it was not budging. Saw you keep trying so I did too and out it came! Diligence 😌
I appreciate the safety shoutout, things like that tend to slip my mind when I'm frustrated. Thanks for the help!
Tried the pliers and worked great. Thanks!
Thank you for your video. I followed your instructions and successfully removed the stuck base of the broken light bulb. 👍
This has happened to me more than once. Bad design I think. We need innovation.
W mans I already had the pliers and a oven mitt but i didn’t think about just turning it😂😂 appreciate it gang 💯💯
Pliers just happened to be on the desk as I was watching this. Done in 30 secs. Thanks
LOL I found this video after the exact same thing happened to me, witha ceiling fan and bulb. My search criteria was the exact title of this video. Side note, don't use your fingers to reach into the bulb socket. use hemostats or needle nose pliers to grab the edge of the bulb base. Much easer to do! My problem was that the ceramic base was also loose. ugh. Required needle nose, and channel locks simultaneously.
August 2019 and this video is still useful. So pissed it took me a half hour to remove but the glove and plier eventually did the trick. 🙃
Landa Kameesh same haha
@Landa Kameesh. While I was reading your comment and got to the part where you said you were pissed, I just knew you were going to say that it was because your gloves AND your pliers were stuck, along with the base of the light bulb!
Since I need to remove one myself I can see that very scenario happening to me! It's just my luck!
I know your video is 6yrs old but you just helped me out soooooo much!!!!! Thank you!!!!
Thanks for the tip!
Your a frickin life saver man
Thank you! This saved me a step! I had no clue how to get the busted bulb out of my microwave!
Bingo - needle nose pliers did the trick for me. Thank you for this video - it was a real life saver!
Thank you very much!! This just helped us take our two broken bulbs!
Great idea, my fingers were too big, but a pair of pliers worked like a charm!!!
Thank you! This worked like a charm!
Thank you so much this helped a lot!!👍
Very helpful in dealing with exactly this situation. Many thanks!
Just had this problem. To remove the stuck bulb parts, turn off the power to that light, put on rubber gloves, and stick the handle end of an adjustable wrench into the broken socket. It is a perfect fit. Then using the wrench turn the broken socket until it is released from the light fixture.
Thank you for making this video.
I tried the cork method. It worked slick! Thank you MrTee12!
You’re welcome!
Thank you for the video! Unfortunately I didn’t come here until I tried to remove it myself. I used the pliers but ended up bending the metal… Didn’t have a wooden dowel like others in the comments but I rolled up a piece of cardboard from an Amazon box, squeezed it in and it worked like a charm!
I used pliers too and ended up scrunching the metal..now im screwed..dont know what to do..
Rolled up cardboard really worked!!
This really helped me out of a bind, thanks for the video!
Bro thank you so much! The glass just slipped off the light bulb in my bathroom so this was such a help thank you!!
Such a thankful video!!! Makes me feel silly I didn’t l think to try unscrew from the inside instead of the thin space around it lol.
Nether one of my dads (step or bio) are involved in my life and my mom does little to help with this stuff thank you for videos like these they really do help out a lot of people and especially me with my situation
Great help, thanks!
Thanks for this video. Saved me money because I don't have to hire an electrician now.
Worked perfectly! Thanks!
Every time this happened to me, there were glass and wires sticking out. The potato method is effortless. Thanks for the video xoxo from Arizona.
@suzisaintjames I thought I was the only person who remembered this! I was scared to suggest it! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 We have to be careful bc without the disclaimer of safety and making sure to cut the power source off at the breaker or the switch/ plug it would become very dangerous and electrical shock can and will kill you!
@@youknowimcute21 , you're right about the disclaimer. I'm just telling what I do... not suggesting that you do the same. Truthfully, I don't turn off the breaker if I'm confident that there's a switch to the fixture and it's turned off. But if you aren't sure turn off the breaker or even all the power to your home to be safe. 💖🌞🌵😷
We like to get things done.✔️ Thanks for the video.
Thanks a Million!!! I didn’t what to do to remove it. I was afraid of breaking the socket or electrocuting myself.
Always shut power off first
Try the soda/water botel method. Works great. Very quick and harmless.
Thank you this helped sooo much
Thanks. I didn't have a needle nose plier, but I did have a hemostat that served the same purpose.
Thanks dude! This worked great!
THANK YOUUUU from the bottom of my heart
I assumed there would be a potato. I am disappointed.
This guy is actually frustrating me lol
Thanks, I got it out great advice!
It worked. Thank you for the tip!
Thanks :) worked great
You are the best my friend 🙏🏾
Very helpful! Thanks!
THANK YOU SO MUCH ✋
You went through WAY too much trouble.
The simplest and easiest way is to use a wooden broom handle, no electric conduction at all and it's the perfect size for the inside of the socket.
Stick the broom handle in, twist and voila. Easy.
*If the bulb has been in place for a looong time or if it's really stuck you can use a rubber glove on the end of the wooden handle to provide extra grip and then you can easily apply the force needed for it to come off.
Great idea!
I actually had one stuck in our porch light...just tried your idea with a wooden rake handle and it worked beautifully! Thanks!
@@jordan-kz3rx VOILA INDEED!
Broom handle worked for me, too! Thanks for the tip!
My daughters ceiling fan has smaller light bulbs with tiny bases (I hate them) but I used the wooden handle of a toy hammer when I saw your solution and it worked!
Thank you
Thank you soo much It was stuck in my Ceiling and I it look much easier than it was
Very helpful, thanks
Thank you!
Thank you so much for this video
Thank you!!! Worked with tools!
Thank you, that worked a treat!
THANK YOU!!!
Awesome tip
This worked for us. Thank you.
Thank you. I broke mine this evening. Now off to fix it.
A few years ago the same thing happened to me. I had to cut off the power to remove the socket with tweezers. Greetings from Argentina.
I actually was just changing my ceiling fan light bulbs and one came off in the socket. Thanks 😊
Thanks so much great video
Wow this is clutch. Thanks it worked!
Thank you so much. I was about to cry I had no idea what to do
Thank you so much this really help me
Thanks! My awkward task is trying to do this with an oven light. 😑
Thanks pal, tou made my shitty day better
Thanks for this my girl's broke on playing in the basement
This happened to me with my stupid Whirlpool microwave, the stove light bulb separated exactly like your bulb there. Unfortunately it’s a heck of a lot harder to get in there than a ceiling fan.
Luckily a single pair of rubber gloves under the sink saved me. Thanks for the video!
Thank you very much!!!!. Its usefull!
Thanks you for this
Thank you for this video i have just fixed up my ....
Thank you for showing me how to fix that. I got one that just like it outside.
Fantastic! I did it!
very nice, thank you, now i go try it.
Did it with the rubbery tip of my work glove & a screw gun. Wallah! Thanks.👍🏻
Thanks this will do
Omg thanks you just saved so much money
Thank you.
I changed two bulbs under 5 minutes thanks.
Thanks 👍👍
Thanks!
Thank you!! It came out like a charm with the help of your video. Tried the tool mode first cause didn't have gloves... 👏👏👏
Another way I found that worked was putting pliers in the center of the broken bulb and opening the handle of the pliers so that the pliers are applying force on opposite sides of the bulb, then applying force to the left to loosen the bulb from the socket.
What would cause a light bulb to rust in the socket? I descover this after bulb was stuck. I've experienced/successfully removed stuck bulbs before in other light fixtures, but never as stuck as this was. I actually cover the bell globe with a bag and purposely broke bulb. Now I'm questioning if I should used the fan or light at all. I'm healing from a broken back, needless to say do not move to fast. The stuck bulb situation wore me out. Little more infor... I live in a condo. The ceiling fan w/4 lights is located in my living room above my hospital bed. The room above is a bedroom and above that room is the attic. The attic has never show any signs of water leaks (in 20yrs). The upstairs bathroom is +/-25ft a way. Am I wrong in thinking that water must found the socket & water is what caused the rust? Sorry this long, trying to be exact. Sincerely, thank you for your time.
thank u