How To Fix A Floor Lamp

Remove the light bulb from the socket.

How to fix a floor lamp.

Remove the shade or top of the floor lamp. If the lamp works after you tighten up the screws great. 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. 1 unplug the floor lamp.

Get the new socket the one with the nuts. What to do when the lamp does not work. Pic of leaning floor lamp pic of lamp unscrewed. 2 unscrew the section that is loose.

Try a new bulb and plug the lamp into a different outlet before taking things apart. 4 reattach pole and screw on until tight. You will want 6 of the cord extending above the lamp. You can begin repairing a floor lamp by disassembling the lamp.

Unscrew the nut and lift off the shade or top. 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. To take it apart start by taking the screws off the foundation. It should turn on and off without flickering.

A majority of floor lamps are comprised of threaded pipes joined by screws. If the screws are loose tighten them and reassemble the lamp. Next unplug the lamp and inspect the cord and plug. The electrical cord will be pulled up through the lamp.

Do not lose any of the pieces. Grab the two wires near where they turn down into the body of the lamp and pull up. Place a small piece of electrical tape on the extra cord to hold it. Run it in the lamp and then through the socket.

Professional skilled lamp repair is the answer. Includes information on newer lamps. Get the new wires. If a bulb flickers when you turn on the lamp you may only need to tighten the bulb in its socket.

If that doesn t work operate the switch. After a couple of hours i figured out the best way to fix this issue and have my floor lamp looking straight again.