How To Fix A Floor Lamp Pole

Set a pillow on the floor.

How to fix a floor lamp pole.

For many people a sagging or leaning floor lamp means it is time to buy a new one. 2 unscrew the section that is loose. If you have a lamp with a loose socket that causes the lamp to flicker to be difficult to turn on or to just flat out refuse to light you can replace the socket and give the lamp a new life. Do not lose any of the pieces.

You may have a favorite vintage floor lamp and cannot bare to part with it but it doesn t work anymore. To take it apart start by taking the screws off the foundation. A majority of floor lamps are comprised of threaded pipes joined by screws. Movers smashed my weighted lamp base for my torchiere lamp.

1 unplug the floor lamp. The shade may be left in place if it is a solid. Get the new wires. Prices to repair a lamp vary widely due to the many styles and ages of lamps.

You can begin repairing a floor lamp by disassembling the lamp. Pic of leaning floor lamp pic of lamp. It seems like it should be simple i just cannot think how to fix it. I love the lamp.

Gently lean the lamp downward and rest the top of the floor lamp the area near the bulb down on the pillow. Get the new socket the one with. I used quikrete a vinyl concrete patching material to repair it. 4 reattach pole and screw on until tight.

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. You can replace a socket so easily that even if it s not your favorite lamp you may want to fix it and give it to someone else like your nosy neighbor. How to rewire an old floor lamp. Where the pole connects in the center the threads are stripped and the whole thing wobbles dangerously.

Includes information on newer lamps. 3 take a small piece of duct tape and wrap it around the inner grooves of the pole. Taking the time to rewire an old floor lamp is easier than it may sound. Unfortunately many floor lamps tend to lean over time because the pole s grip loosens and sags to one side.

Run it in the lamp and then through the socket. After a couple of hours i figured out the best way to fix this issue and have my floor lamp looking straight again.