Fixing Floor Lamp Base

3 take a small piece of duct tape and wrap it around the inner grooves of the pole.

Fixing floor lamp base.

This is necessary so the bulb doesn t get damaged. Having to shell out 35 60 every few years for a floor lamp is getting pretty tiring. 3 way bulbs have a low medium and high setting from having 2 sets of filaments. Floor lamps that get moved frequently last only a few years before their plastic and the cement inside crumbles.

After a couple of hours i figured out the best way to fix this issue and have my floor lamp looking straight again. Still thinking through what to use to make it heavier. Discussing table lamps floor lamps chandeliers sconces and custom lamps and common problems and fixes. Prices to repair a lamp vary widely due to the many styles and ages of lamps.

The 3 way socket has the extra contact point on the base of the socket. Must be the lye in concrete. On off pushthru socket interior. 2 unscrew the section that is loose.

Wait for the lamp to cool down. A blog about lamp parts and lamp repair. On a continued note the concrete inner base covered in hard plastic coating just disintegrated plastic also. 1 unplug the floor lamp.

Yes this is a quick fix and since there are some affordable floor lamps available it can easily be done without worrying about your budget. You also can choose between fix it shops a handyman on site service or specialty shops found on this page s angie s list of pros near your location. Make sure the cord is protected by a screw on bushing where it enters the threaded tube and by a plastic or rubber grommet through the lamp body photo 1. If the floor lamp starts getting wobbly use the following technique to set it right.

The metal base is 5 deep. Also need to make sure metal base strong enough to hold weight of lamp straight. When it does take off the lamp. Plumber s tape adjustable wrench.

I did fix a couple of floor lamps before by replacing the base filling with vinyl concrete and that worked out very well. Carefully put the lamp on its. Required tools and materials. If you have one of those rare lamps that uses bulbs totaling more than 840 watts have it fixed at a lamp repair shop instead of trying to figure out how to rewire a lamp.

The cost of lamp repair is between 30 to 100 depending on the complexity of the problem. Can break with your hands.