2. Here's the first thing to remember before doing
anything you don't know how to do:
Light Bulb
If you want to get something done for the first time,
try to keep it within the boundaries of reason.
3. Now, find the little power switch to the light
bulb socket and flip it off.
Those who are in a hurry to
change a blown or defective In some
light bulb often forget to do cases,
this. A socket that's still active changing a
can shock you if touched, light bulb may
and the sudden flash of light require the
created by a newly inserted presence of
light bulb may be disorienting light in the first
enough to cause you to fall place. Use a
from whatever you may be flashlight or
standing on to reach plug in a lamp
the socket. for additional
illumination.
4. After turning off the power, you may now
approach the nonfunctional light bulb.
If the socket is too high for you
to reach, find an object to
stand on that's stable (doesn't
wobble, etc.). Now grab the
glass part of the light bulb (be
careful, as the bulb may still
be hot if used recently), and
twist it in a counter-clockwise
direction until the light bulb
seperates from the socket. Be
sure that your hand doesn't
leave the bulb, as you may
drop it. Safely discard the bulb
into a trash bag.
5. Next, bring a working light bulb into
your possession.
A functional light bulb
can be found
anywhere from Wal-
Mart to Lowes. If you
want to make sure the
bulb isn't broken, hold
it near your ear and
shake it. If you hear
something that
sounds loose, buy a
different light bulb.
6. Approach the socket again with light bulb in
hand.
Make sure the
socket is still
deactivated. Now,
insert the metallic
part of the bulb
into the socket
and twist in a
clockwise
direction until the
bulb is securly in
place.
7. Let There Be Light!
Either get someone to flip
the switch for you, or step
down and do it yourself to
test out the new bulb's
brightness!
If, for whatever reason, the
new bulb doesn't work,
then check to see if
the bulb is broken. If it
seems okay, then it may
be the socket that's
defective. An electrician
should be able to solve this
problem.
8. The same basic principle applies to
almost any other kind of light bulb.
To change a flourescent tube, twist the
tube in one direction. It should begin to
loosen. If not, then twist it in the opposite
direction. Discard the flourescent tube
safely and find a replacement (can be
found at Wal-Mart, Lowes, etc.).
Insert the two ends
of the tubes into the
sockets and twist in
the opposite
direction that you
twisted the faulty
tube in. Test the
functionality of the
new light.
9. Congratulations! You have just
changed a light bulb.
Or at least I assume that you have. But if at first you don't
succeed, don't get frustated and yell at inanimate objects. Just
try again!
I hope that my information was a boone to all your light-bulb-
changing needs. May your days be filled with bright, longer-
lasting lights.
