How to Change a Bulb in a Pendant Lamp
Pendant lamps provide a popular lighting solution based primarily on their decorative aspects. Pendant lights hang from the ceiling on wires or thin metal poles and open into a trumpet-shaped light fixture. The process for changing the bulb in a pendant lamp depends on the type of light bulb the lamp requires. There are two basic types of light bulbs for pendant lights: traditional screw-in bulbs and two-prong halogen bulbs. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Locate the switch for the pendant lamp and verify that it is in the "Off" position.
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Position a step stool under the pendant lamp to access it.
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Place one hand on the existing bulb and gently turn it counterclockwise to remove it from the socket. Or, if the pendant lamps takes a plug-in bulb, simply pull it straight out from the base of the lamp.
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Discard the old bulb.
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Insert a new light bulb into the lamp by either screwing it in for traditional sockets, or by pushing the bulb into the base for a pronged bulb.
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Turn the pendant lamp switch to the "On" position to test that the new light bulb works.
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