Thanks a ton! I used needlenose pliers but because I don’t have much strength in my hand I wrapped a piece of duck tape (sticky side out) around the length of each prong of the pliers. That helped me get a grip on the inside of the socket and I got it out!!! Relieved, happy, proud and GRATEFUL.😊
BLESS YOU! I had a broken floodlight in one of my recessed lights (kitchen). The base was jammed in on a serious angle. I worked on it for a couple hours, trying all of the basic tricks. The only thing that FINALLY worked (after finding your video) was the quick-setting epoxy putty. Thank you!!
I tried the potato method before finding this video & came here for other ideas because there is now potato AND light bulb pieces stuck in my light socket. 😄😄😄 time for pliers
Frank, thank you for the video and how to remove a socket with broken glass. My question is, the light won't go on so how do I know I'm shutting off the right circuit breaker? I may have to shut the entire house off while I replace the broken bulb from the socket?
Another option, especially in a tight space such as an outside lantern, is to use needle-nose plyers to bend opposite sides to the center, then grab the bother sides together with the players and turn. Voila!
Hi Frank! Great video! I have an outdoor enclosed on all sides sconce fixture with two candelabra bulbs. One bulb completely came off its base! But I’m hoping not to have to take my whole light fixture down? Any way to avoid it? My husband already broke one of these trying to get the broken bulb out. 🥴
Hello Kathleen! First, make sure the breaker is switched off so no power is coming to the fixture and then try using a long pair of needle nose pliers approaching from the top. You may want to wrap them in something like double sided tape in order to get a grip on the base. I hope this helps! Thanks for watching.
Well sometimes people might just have potatoes around and they don't have a good pair of pliers it is a good fix most of the time when you've got an oven that your landlord refuses the place with the new one that's kind of what you love to do
I’ve never had a problem as long as the switch & or cord to the light was not engaged but I’ve always used needlenosed pliars. I was always afraid the potato would get moisture in there. But the way they make these sockets cheaply today, I had a problem with the candle type bulbs working again in the kitchen fan that’s in the ceiling. 2 lights work in it but not the one where the bulb was stuck.
Hey frank! I have a question. Will an apple work as a replacement for the potato? That’s all I got on hand and I don’t feel like running to store for 1 potato!? 😂😂☺️
Unfortunately, your ideas (although they seem good) didn’t help me. In my case, the entire glass came out, just not the metal part. I did not want to touch the metal part with anything! What I ended up doing was put a little hot glue in a groove on the bulb and put it back in the socket. It worked! I was able to unscrew the metal part! The metal is pretty stuck to the bad bulb.
That's brilliant!!!!.I just had the glass completely get removed/seperated from the metal rim, and I didn't want to do it his way either because electricity gives me the willys...I'm gonna try your method! thanks😂😂😂
