Fix A Floor Lamp Switch

Use this ehow as a guide to help you figure out what might be wrong with your lamp and then fix it.

Fix a floor lamp switch.

Carefully strip about 1 2 an inch of insulation off of the wires then reconnect the wires to the new switch. Regardless of the existing switch type you can choose a push through switch a pull chain a turn knob or a threeway turn knob that provides two brightness levels. A new socket is inexpensive. If the lamp works after you tighten up the screws great.

Every lamp switch either comes loose at some point during its lifetime or simply wears out. Lamp cords however don t have colored wires in them. Replacing the rotary switch on a floor lamp is a project that even a beginner can complete without difficulty. Table lamp switches are usually designed in three different types.

One is a do it yourself friendly retro or antique lamp switch that comes apart with small. To replace your lamp switch unplug the lamp and remove the light bulb and lamp shade. 1 16 of over 10 000 results for lamp switch replacement price and other details may vary based on size and color ge 3 way lamp socket medium base turn for low medium high light settings for floor and table lamps diy project ul listed brushed gold 54372. If your favorite lamp no longer comes on when you turn the switch or comes on and then goes off again you don t have to throw it out and buy a new one.

Prices to repair a lamp vary widely due to the many styles and ages of lamps. Loose or faulty wiring comes next. Squeeze the socket shell to remove it from the lamp base then cut the wires attached to the old switch. Although not a complicated repair getting the new switch in place will take a little.

How to repair a table lamp switch. Either way the solution is replacement. The cost of lamp repair is between 30 to 100 depending on the complexity of the problem. You can fix a lamp switch easily.

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. A lamp switch has a brass screw to which the hot black wire is attached and a silver screw to which the neutral white wire is attached.