How To Rewire A Swivel Floor Lamp

Match the cord color to the lamp stand or the wall that holds the receptacle.

How to rewire a swivel floor lamp.

Here we ll show you how to replace all the key parts and how to rewire a lamp. We tie a loose knot in the base. A round cord will require a two prong round cord plug. No power or a bad bulb.

Don t put so much tape that it won t fit through the existing hole then pull the cord all the way through the lamp until the new cord is at the top remove the old cord easiest way i. Taking the time to rewire an old floor lamp is easier than it may sound. But don t overlook the obvious. The socket was no longer working and they wanted it fixed.

With a handful of parts and about a half hour you can safely re wire any lamp. Anyway i rewired a similar lamp mine was white but the same swing arm and i opened up the bottom of the swing arm the cover you said was removable i used a sharp tool to pull the old wire out of one the sides of the arm and then i was able to pull the old wire though don t worry if you damage it as you will now have to replace it anyway getting the new wire was a. Zip cord is available in many colors the most common being black brown white and transparent. The old cord is pulled completely out of the swivel arm and through the lamp body and floor lamp base.

The 18 size is satisfactory for most lamp applications. Includes information on newer lamps. I got the image to load. Insulation on cords becomes stiff and cracks as it ages.

The new gold cord is placed in the lamp base. With a few simple steps you can breathe new life into your old lamp. Electrical cord may be flat or round. Unscrew the socket cap from the bridge arm swivel.

A flat cord will take a clamp style flat cord plug. The customary length is 6 feet but you can use as much cord as you need to reach from the lamp to the receptacle. Rewiring a bridge arm floor lamp socket and cord a customer brought in this bridge arm floor lamp the other day and asked for it to be repaired. You may have a favorite vintage floor lamp and cannot bare to part with it but it doesn t work anymore.

When a lamp flickers or doesn t light up at all chances are that one of the parts has gone bad. Try a new bulb and plug the lamp into a different outlet before taking things apart. How to rewire an old floor lamp. It might even flake o.

Always unplug a lamp before attempting any repairs.