How To Repair A Floor Lamp Pole Switch

Repair stripped threading favorite floor lamp.

How to repair a floor lamp pole switch.

To replace your lamp switch unplug the lamp and remove the light bulb and lamp shade. It seems like it should be simple i just cannot think how to fix it. Every lamp switch either comes loose at some point during its lifetime or simply wears out. 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.

Squeeze the socket shell to remove it from the lamp base then cut the wires attached to the old switch. All the products you ll need are provided below. Where the pole connects in the center the threads are stripped and the whole thing wobbles dangerously. So before you remove the wires from the old switch note which color screw each wire is connected to.

Lamp cords however don t have colored wires in them. Yes you can do it in less than 10 minutes. Carefully strip about 1 2 an inch of insulation off of the wires then reconnect the wires to the new switch. Mark wanamaker demonstrates how to replace a lamp switch.

How can i repair stripped threading on my favorite floor lamp. Replacing the rotary switch on a floor lamp is a project that even a beginner can complete without difficulty. It s much easier than you think. Includes information on newer lamps.

Please support your small creators by subscri. 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. I love the lamp. A detailed step by step tutorial showing how to remove and replace a faulty 3 way switch for a table or floor lamp.

Movers smashed my weighted lamp base for my torchiere lamp. You can fix a lamp switch easily.