When the light bulb base is stuck in the main socket, what should i do?
Answers:
call an electrician they will know how to deal with it safely
Other answers:
get an electritian
get an electritian
turn off the light switch
go get a potato
cut it in half
stick the potato into the socket. The metal base of the bulb will pierce the potato and get stuck in there
turn the potato like you would the lightbulb
and it will come out!
leave it alone for a while in case some potato juice is in the socket
if your set on doing this yourself, turn off the power to that area of your house (or all of it if your not sure) then take plyers (try to wear non electrical conducting gloves, just to be safe) and twist it out carefully.
If you have any friends with electrical background or training you could ask them too
Cut the Breaker off, and possibly use a potato to stab into remaining glass and unscrew.
T of power
The potato thing is the best answer, I've done it before
i think you can actually use a potatoe. cut it in half and shove it into the socket to get the light bulb base lodged in the potatoe and turn until it comes out
TURN THE CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCH OFF....and Then call somebody.
you can fix yourself unplug the lamp take a half of a potato push it onto the bulb base and turn it out
Turn light switch off and use a potato to unscrew it.Just push the potato in.If that doesn't work just take the fixture down and use needle nose pliers
so you don't get electrocuted turn off the mains if you have any thing like pliers just try to grip the base if you can to make it easier remove part of the light the one that hold up the lampshade. just get a grip on the base and remember to push down and turn.
First make sure you unplug the light or turn the breaker off then cut a potato in half and push it on to the end of the light bulb filament and unscrew it...works no problem.
first off cut the power at the circuit breaker, not just the light switch. next cut a potato in half and stick the potato on the bulb, then unscrew it. DONT FORGET TO TURN THE POWER OFF AT THE BREAKER!!!!!
I've tried this many times for this problem. Use a half-ed potato, then stick the cut part into the broken base (make sure power is off in breaker) then twist, this should work. If this fails, call an electrician/handyman.
make sure the switch is off or unplug it if it's a lamp...if it is a light fixture in ceiling or wall throw circuit breaker to that area and try to use a potato. Sounds silly I know, but it worked for me. You just have to kind of work the potato in there. It did take me a while, but I eventually got it.
STEP 1: Go to the main circuit break box in your house (usually in the basement) and flip the main breaker OFF. It is the largest one and shuts off ALL the power in the house, to be safe.
STEP 2: Forget the potato thing, get a needle nose pliers. Grab one side of the bulb metal and start rotating it. Hold the lamp or whatever it is and slowly unscrew it. I have jammed a scissors in there, opened them up and started turning, and that works.
There is also a tool in major hardware stores that does the trick but don't waste your money on that, how often does a bulb break off really?
THIS IS FOR WHEN THE BULB IS BROKEN AND THE BASE IS STUCK IN THE SOCKET...IF YOU DON'T FEEL SAFE, GET HELP.....TURN OFF THE SWITCH AND TAPE THE SWITCH SO NO ONE WILL TURN IT ON...get a winter glove for the hand taking out the bulb base (just to be safe)...get a potato with a pointed end that will match the socket size (just a bit larger) and jam it into the socket...jam the tater into the socket a little so that it grabs the bulb base and any glass sticking up...turn it out using the gloved hand only (just to be safe)....wait a while so any little bit of tater juice is dried before you put a new one in...IF YOU DON'T FEEL SAFE, DON'T DO IT...but I have done this. RIGHTY TIGHTY...LEFTY LOOSEY...TURN COUNTER CLOCKWISE AS YOU SEE THE SOCKET.
Turn off the power and push a potato into the base and turn anticlockwise.
make sure the light is turned off and use a pair of plyers to remove it or you can also use a potato cut it in half and shove it in and turn it