Fixing Floor Lamp Base

For many people a sagging or leaning floor lamp means it is time to buy a new one.

Fixing floor lamp base.

A blog about lamp parts and lamp repair. 3 way bulbs have a low medium and high setting from having 2 sets of filaments. Discussing table lamps floor lamps chandeliers sconces and custom lamps and common problems and fixes. Plumber s tape adjustable wrench.

This is necessary so the bulb doesn t get damaged. Prices to repair a lamp vary widely due to the many styles and ages of lamps. 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. Having to shell out 35 60 every few years for a floor lamp is getting pretty tiring.

Required tools and materials. The 3 way socket has the extra contact point on the base of the socket. When it does take off the lamp. Wait for the lamp to cool down.

On a continued note the concrete inner base covered in hard plastic coating just disintegrated plastic also. On off pushthru socket interior. 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. Still thinking through what to use to make it heavier.

2 unscrew the section that is loose. If the floor lamp starts getting wobbly use the following technique to set it right. Floor lamps that get moved frequently last only a few years before their plastic and the cement inside crumbles. Fixing an unsteady floor lamp.

After a couple of hours i figured out the best way to fix this issue and have my floor lamp looking straight again. I did fix a couple of floor lamps before by replacing the base filling with vinyl concrete and that worked out very well. 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. Unfortunately many floor lamps tend to lean over time because the pole s grip loosens and sags to one side.

3 take a small piece of duct tape and wrap it around the inner grooves of the pole. Also need to make sure metal base strong enough to hold weight of lamp straight. 1 unplug the floor lamp. The metal base is 5 deep.

Must be the lye in concrete. Carefully put the lamp on its.