I started watching your video, and the idea popped in my mind when you said apply pressure to sides. So I got an old cork from a wine bottle wrapped it with a kitchen towel and stuck inside the light bulb base and twisted it (on an angle). Worked like magic. Thanks for your video.
Great tips in the video but I have push bulbs and I almost stopped watching. Then I saw your comment about using a cork... Success!! New bulb in and now I get to relax with wine :)
Thank you for this! I'm a divorced empty nester that is learning to do home maintenance by myself. Half the time, I make things worse, but you helped me fix a seemingly unfixable problem in about a minute. Who needs a husband when I have youtube? Thanks again, I am very grateful!
Thank you so much! I am a 72 year old widow that had a spotlight over the garage break. I got a pole to remove the bulb but the base broke off, so I had to use the extension ladder after all. I couldn't get it out until I watched your video. After it finally loosened, it came out easily. Thank you so very much!
I’m 13 and was changing the bulb in a shower. When I was putting the new one in, I tightened it too hard and the glass broke down to the metal. I struggled for like 30 minutes, this vid was the one that got it out. Thanks.
This video helped me as I had the exact same situation to deal with. I used the handle end of a screwdriver to turn the socket counterclockwise and then used pliers to actually take it out. Worked very well!
-Thank you for posting this video. You really helped me out of a bind. My ceiling bathroom fixture had a bulb that broke the same way and the socket was stuck inside. I 'LIKED' your video and thanks again!
Thanks for making this video. It was a good reminder to take the proper safety steps (turning off the power at the circuit breaker) before attempting the procedure.
Thanks so much for this video, and also, all of you commenters for your ideas! I had this happen with one of my recessed kitchen lights, and I was able to get the base out of the socket with a screwdriver and a pair of pliers. I tried the broom handle , a water bottle and an olive oil bottle first, with no luck. However, once I tried the screw driver and pliers, it took me just about 5 minutes to victory! I have some rusty gunk that fell out to clean up, but I am so relieved! Thanks again, everyone.
It was so simple, and yet, so brilliant!! I need to replace a broken freezer bulb just now...it not only has a canopy around it, it's facing away from me. Just that little bit of pressure inside the metal ring was enough to allow me to remove it. Thanks for your help!!
Nether one of my dads (step or bio) are involved in my life and my mom does little to help with this stuff thank you for videos like these they really do help out a lot of people and especially me with my situation
LOL I found this video after the exact same thing happened to me, witha ceiling fan and bulb. My search criteria was the exact title of this video. Side note, don't use your fingers to reach into the bulb socket. use hemostats or needle nose pliers to grab the edge of the bulb base. Much easer to do! My problem was that the ceramic base was also loose. ugh. Required needle nose, and channel locks simultaneously.
Thank you for the video! Unfortunately I didn’t come here until I tried to remove it myself. I used the pliers but ended up bending the metal… Didn’t have a wooden dowel like others in the comments but I rolled up a piece of cardboard from an Amazon box, squeezed it in and it worked like a charm!
Just had this problem. To remove the stuck bulb parts, turn off the power to that light, put on rubber gloves, and stick the handle end of an adjustable wrench into the broken socket. It is a perfect fit. Then using the wrench turn the broken socket until it is released from the light fixture. Thank you for making this video.
for anyone watching this , it's so much easier to place a thin strip of two way tape on the part of the bulb that contacts the metal base. push the bulb into place on the metal base. Pushing up on the bulb and twisting slowly will usually remove the broken base portion.
@suzisaintjames I thought I was the only person who remembered this! I was scared to suggest it! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 We have to be careful bc without the disclaimer of safety and making sure to cut the power source off at the breaker or the switch/ plug it would become very dangerous and electrical shock can and will kill you!
@@youknowimcute21 , you're right about the disclaimer. I'm just telling what I do... not suggesting that you do the same. Truthfully, I don't turn off the breaker if I'm confident that there's a switch to the fixture and it's turned off. But if you aren't sure turn off the breaker or even all the power to your home to be safe. 💖🌞🌵😷
Thank you, this has just happened in my house and was a little hesitant and what to do next. As it is night time, I will wait until tomorrow turn the power off and remove the metal bit. Thank you again.
@Landa Kameesh. While I was reading your comment and got to the part where you said you were pissed, I just knew you were going to say that it was because your gloves AND your pliers were stuck, along with the base of the light bulb! Since I need to remove one myself I can see that very scenario happening to me! It's just my luck!
You went through WAY too much trouble. The simplest and easiest way is to use a wooden broom handle, no electric conduction at all and it's the perfect size for the inside of the socket. Stick the broom handle in, twist and voila. Easy. *If the bulb has been in place for a looong time or if it's really stuck you can use a rubber glove on the end of the wooden handle to provide extra grip and then you can easily apply the force needed for it to come off.
My daughters ceiling fan has smaller light bulbs with tiny bases (I hate them) but I used the wooden handle of a toy hammer when I saw your solution and it worked!
In the future just wrap some electrical tape on a screw driver but make sure it’s in the sticky side. Then stick it in and screw it out. You will find that this way is easier and also a lot safer. Someone may have an issue we’re their light switch may not be in the best angle so this would be helpful. Overall great job.
This happened to me with my stupid Whirlpool microwave, the stove light bulb separated exactly like your bulb there. Unfortunately it’s a heck of a lot harder to get in there than a ceiling fan. Luckily a single pair of rubber gloves under the sink saved me. Thanks for the video!
My problem is the light in my microwave, which faces BACKWARD toward the wall. I had never replaced it, and I've been in this RV for nearly nine years. When I tried to unscrew the dead bulb, it broke in half in my hand and left the socket in the fixture. I tried picking it out with needlenose pliers, but it's impossible to use them...tight and awkward. I can't even SEE what I'm doing unless I use a mirror, and I'm not good at that. Obviously, I can't use the end of a broom handle. I don't even use the microwave, but I miss having the lights it has. I can't use the one on the other side, of course, because I have the circuit breaker off. Any other suggestions? Thanks!
Yeah its easy when you can access the socket. But what about catherdral ceiling lights? I broke one while changing a bulb using those extension poles and I don’t have a ladder tall enough to get up there. Would hate to spend $$$ for a massive A-frame ladder to swap out one broken bulb. Any suggestions? Is there an accessory you can fit onto the light changing extension poles?
oBringMeTheDiscoCake thx. Thanks. Yes i thought of that but it was too much of a pain to get a ladder that big to fit on top of my small car. So after some thought, i came up with a solution that worked for me - a twist on the old potato trick. I wrapped thick double sided tape around the tip of my extension pole until it was just wider than the socket. Then pressed the taped end into the damaged socket and twisted - old bulb end came right out. Wear safety goggles and a hat though as bits of bulb came down as i was twisting.
I've never had luck with the potato is this instance ; the bulb separates cleanly from the base leaving no " teeth " for the potato to grab on to . This is the best way to remove the base . Thanks for posting
What would cause a light bulb to rust in the socket? I descover this after bulb was stuck. I've experienced/successfully removed stuck bulbs before in other light fixtures, but never as stuck as this was. I actually cover the bell globe with a bag and purposely broke bulb. Now I'm questioning if I should used the fan or light at all. I'm healing from a broken back, needless to say do not move to fast. The stuck bulb situation wore me out. Little more infor... I live in a condo. The ceiling fan w/4 lights is located in my living room above my hospital bed. The room above is a bedroom and above that room is the attic. The attic has never show any signs of water leaks (in 20yrs). The upstairs bathroom is +/-25ft a way. Am I wrong in thinking that water must found the socket & water is what caused the rust? Sorry this long, trying to be exact. Sincerely, thank you for your time.
I started watching your video, and the idea popped in my mind when you said apply pressure to sides. So I got an old cork from a wine bottle wrapped it with a kitchen towel and stuck inside the light bulb base and twisted it (on an angle). Worked like magic. Thanks for your video.
Wow! That's genius!
Great tips in the video but I have push bulbs and I almost stopped watching. Then I saw your comment about using a cork... Success!! New bulb in and now I get to relax with wine :)
My broken bulb was small and backward to me in the over counter mivrowave. I had to trim the cork a few times but finally got it out. Thanks!
I just wadded up an old sock lol
Ahh you’re the best! I tried the cork method and got it out in 5 minutes! Thank you! 🙏
Thank you for this! I'm a divorced empty nester that is learning to do home maintenance by myself. Half the time, I make things worse, but you helped me fix a seemingly unfixable problem in about a minute. Who needs a husband when I have youtube? Thanks again, I am very grateful!
Well put, Rose! I'm in the same boat.
single rose?
I’ve had a broken bulb in my fan for over one year and just came across this. Thank you!!! I fixed it!
Thank you so much! I am a 72 year old widow that had a spotlight over the garage break. I got a pole to remove the bulb but the base broke off, so I had to use the extension ladder after all. I couldn't get it out until I watched your video. After it finally loosened, it came out easily. Thank you so very much!
I’m 13 and was changing the bulb in a shower. When I was putting the new one in, I tightened it too hard and the glass broke down to the metal. I struggled for like 30 minutes, this vid was the one that got it out. Thanks.
This video helped me as I had the exact same situation to deal with. I used the handle end of a screwdriver to turn the socket counterclockwise and then used pliers to actually take it out. Worked very well!
-Thank you for posting this video. You really helped me out of a bind. My ceiling bathroom fixture had a bulb that broke the same way and the socket was stuck inside. I 'LIKED' your video and thanks again!
This happened to all three of the lights on my ceiling fan and I'm so pissed my eyes are watering. Thank you for helping.
Alright Stanley, I hope you alright.
Helped me remove a 40 year old lightbulb from my elderly neighbors house. Thanks 👍
Thanks for making this video. It was a good reminder to take the proper safety steps (turning off the power at the circuit breaker) before attempting the procedure.
Thanks for educating the community and appreciate your volunteering and thanks to your team
Please post some more such tips
Thank you! Worked well for removing the tiny stuck light bulb base from the tiny socket within a glass cabinet! :)
Thanks so much for this video, and also, all of you commenters for your ideas! I had this happen with one of my recessed kitchen lights, and I was able to get the base out of the socket with a screwdriver and a pair of pliers. I tried the broom handle , a water bottle and an olive oil bottle first, with no luck. However, once I tried the screw driver and pliers, it took me just about 5 minutes to victory! I have some rusty gunk that fell out to clean up, but I am so relieved! Thanks again, everyone.
It was so simple, and yet, so brilliant!! I need to replace a broken freezer bulb just now...it not only has a canopy around it, it's facing away from me. Just that little bit of pressure inside the metal ring was enough to allow me to remove it. Thanks for your help!!
I know your video is 6yrs old but you just helped me out soooooo much!!!!! Thank you!!!!
I tried the cork method. It worked slick! Thank you MrTee12!
You’re welcome!
I appreciate the safety shoutout, things like that tend to slip my mind when I'm frustrated. Thanks for the help!
Thanks for this video- it was really helpful! You just helped me get a stuck lightbulb out of my bathroom light fixture!
Same thing happened at my place, wife was just getting ready and bulb literally blew up
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Thank you for your video. I followed your instructions and successfully removed the stuck base of the broken light bulb. 👍
Bingo - needle nose pliers did the trick for me. Thank you for this video - it was a real life saver!
Nether one of my dads (step or bio) are involved in my life and my mom does little to help with this stuff thank you for videos like these they really do help out a lot of people and especially me with my situation
thanks. video helped a ton. one suggestion, you can jam the pliers in, then open and twist.
Thank you! Already had my trusty pliers out and it was not budging. Saw you keep trying so I did too and out it came! Diligence 😌
Bro thank you so much! The glass just slipped off the light bulb in my bathroom so this was such a help thank you!!
Such a thankful video!!! Makes me feel silly I didn’t l think to try unscrew from the inside instead of the thin space around it lol.
LOL I found this video after the exact same thing happened to me, witha ceiling fan and bulb. My search criteria was the exact title of this video. Side note, don't use your fingers to reach into the bulb socket. use hemostats or needle nose pliers to grab the edge of the bulb base. Much easer to do! My problem was that the ceramic base was also loose. ugh. Required needle nose, and channel locks simultaneously.
Thank you for the video! Unfortunately I didn’t come here until I tried to remove it myself. I used the pliers but ended up bending the metal… Didn’t have a wooden dowel like others in the comments but I rolled up a piece of cardboard from an Amazon box, squeezed it in and it worked like a charm!
I used pliers too and ended up scrunching the metal..now im screwed..dont know what to do..
Rolled up cardboard really worked!!
Just had this problem. To remove the stuck bulb parts, turn off the power to that light, put on rubber gloves, and stick the handle end of an adjustable wrench into the broken socket. It is a perfect fit. Then using the wrench turn the broken socket until it is released from the light fixture.
Thank you for making this video.
Great idea, my fingers were too big, but a pair of pliers worked like a charm!!!
for anyone watching this , it's so much easier to place a thin strip of two way tape on the part of the bulb that contacts the metal base. push the bulb into place on the metal base. Pushing up on the bulb and twisting slowly will usually remove the broken base portion.
you're a genius! worked like a charm. thank you!
What?
Try using a wine bottle cork
Very helpful in dealing with exactly this situation. Many thanks!
Pliers just happened to be on the desk as I was watching this. Done in 30 secs. Thanks
I assumed there would be a potato. I am disappointed.
This guy is actually frustrating me lol
Every time this happened to me, there were glass and wires sticking out. The potato method is effortless. Thanks for the video xoxo from Arizona.
@suzisaintjames I thought I was the only person who remembered this! I was scared to suggest it! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 We have to be careful bc without the disclaimer of safety and making sure to cut the power source off at the breaker or the switch/ plug it would become very dangerous and electrical shock can and will kill you!
@@youknowimcute21 , you're right about the disclaimer. I'm just telling what I do... not suggesting that you do the same. Truthfully, I don't turn off the breaker if I'm confident that there's a switch to the fixture and it's turned off. But if you aren't sure turn off the breaker or even all the power to your home to be safe. 💖🌞🌵😷
Thank you! This saved me a step! I had no clue how to get the busted bulb out of my microwave!
You are the best my friend 🙏🏾
We like to get things done.✔️ Thanks for the video.
Your a frickin life saver man
W mans I already had the pliers and a oven mitt but i didn’t think about just turning it😂😂 appreciate it gang 💯💯
Thank you, this has just happened in my house and was a little hesitant and what to do next. As it is night time, I will wait until tomorrow turn the power off and remove the metal bit. Thank you again.
This really helped me out of a bind, thanks for the video!
August 2019 and this video is still useful. So pissed it took me a half hour to remove but the glove and plier eventually did the trick. 🙃
Landa Kameesh same haha
@Landa Kameesh. While I was reading your comment and got to the part where you said you were pissed, I just knew you were going to say that it was because your gloves AND your pliers were stuck, along with the base of the light bulb!
Since I need to remove one myself I can see that very scenario happening to me! It's just my luck!
You went through WAY too much trouble.
The simplest and easiest way is to use a wooden broom handle, no electric conduction at all and it's the perfect size for the inside of the socket.
Stick the broom handle in, twist and voila. Easy.
*If the bulb has been in place for a looong time or if it's really stuck you can use a rubber glove on the end of the wooden handle to provide extra grip and then you can easily apply the force needed for it to come off.
Great idea!
I actually had one stuck in our porch light...just tried your idea with a wooden rake handle and it worked beautifully! Thanks!
@@jordan-kz3rx VOILA INDEED!
Broom handle worked for me, too! Thanks for the tip!
My daughters ceiling fan has smaller light bulbs with tiny bases (I hate them) but I used the wooden handle of a toy hammer when I saw your solution and it worked!
This has happened to me more than once. Bad design I think. We need innovation.
THANK YOUUUU from the bottom of my heart
In the future just wrap some electrical tape on a screw driver but make sure it’s in the sticky side. Then stick it in and screw it out. You will find that this way is easier and also a lot safer. Someone may have an issue we’re their light switch may not be in the best angle so this would be helpful. Overall great job.
Wow creative idea
Thank you very much!! This just helped us take our two broken bulbs!
Thanks for this video. Saved me money because I don't have to hire an electrician now.
Tried the pliers and worked great. Thanks!
Thank you so much. I was about to cry I had no idea what to do
Thank you. I broke mine this evening. Now off to fix it.
Thankyou worked a treat😊
This worked for us. Thank you.
Thanks a Million!!! I didn’t what to do to remove it. I was afraid of breaking the socket or electrocuting myself.
Always shut power off first
Thanks. I didn't have a needle nose plier, but I did have a hemostat that served the same purpose.
Any tips for a bayonet fitting (B22)? Mine just did this when I turned it on
Thank you, that worked a treat!
Thanks pal, tou made my shitty day better
Try the soda/water botel method. Works great. Very quick and harmless.
This happened to me with my stupid Whirlpool microwave, the stove light bulb separated exactly like your bulb there. Unfortunately it’s a heck of a lot harder to get in there than a ceiling fan.
Luckily a single pair of rubber gloves under the sink saved me. Thanks for the video!
Thank you! This worked like a charm!
Thank you!! It came out like a charm with the help of your video. Tried the tool mode first cause didn't have gloves... 👏👏👏
Hi i had this happen recently and im wondering, can i just turn off the kught swotch and itll be safe or i should turn off the breaker too?
Omg thanks you just saved so much money
My problem is the light in my microwave, which faces BACKWARD toward the wall. I had never replaced it, and I've been in this RV for nearly nine years. When I tried to unscrew the dead bulb, it broke in half in my hand and left the socket in the fixture.
I tried picking it out with needlenose pliers, but it's impossible to use them...tight and awkward. I can't even SEE what I'm doing unless I use a mirror, and I'm not good at that. Obviously, I can't use the end of a broom handle. I don't even use the microwave, but I miss having the lights it has. I can't use the one on the other side, of course, because I have the circuit breaker off.
Any other suggestions? Thanks!
@vegasstardancer USE A WINE CORK IT WILL WORK LIKE A CHARM!!!
Thanks 👍👍
Worked perfectly! Thanks!
Thanks for million times
It worked. Thank you for the tip!
How much metal can stick out of base,and is that dangerous.
Do I need to turn the circuit off to the house in order to remove the broken socket?
No entiendo ni mergas ,😅 pero observando ,lo logré gracias
Thank you for this video i have just fixed up my ....
Thanks so much great video
Thank you!!! Worked with tools!
Thanks for the tip!
Thank you so much for this video
Do we need rubber gloves if the power from the breaker is off ?
ALWAYS insulate yourself. Better extra safe than sorry.
Life saver thanks bro. I just thought even the large end of a carrot would do the trick 🥕
Did it with the rubbery tip of my work glove & a screw gun. Wallah! Thanks.👍🏻
Thanks dude! This worked great!
Yeah its easy when you can access the socket. But what about catherdral ceiling lights? I broke one while changing a bulb using those extension poles and I don’t have a ladder tall enough to get up there. Would hate to spend $$$ for a massive A-frame ladder to swap out one broken bulb. Any suggestions? Is there an accessory you can fit onto the light changing extension poles?
I'm probably a bit late but I think you can rent ladders, just ask around or look online.
oBringMeTheDiscoCake thx. Thanks. Yes i thought of that but it was too much of a pain to get a ladder that big to fit on top of my small car. So after some thought, i came up with a solution that worked for me - a twist on the old potato trick. I wrapped thick double sided tape around the tip of my extension pole until it was just wider than the socket. Then pressed the taped end into the damaged socket and twisted - old bulb end came right out. Wear safety goggles and a hat though as bits of bulb came down as i was twisting.
I actually was just changing my ceiling fan light bulbs and one came off in the socket. Thanks 😊
Thank you so much this really help me
Thank you so much this helped a lot!!👍
Thank you soo much It was stuck in my Ceiling and I it look much easier than it was
A few years ago the same thing happened to me. I had to cut off the power to remove the socket with tweezers. Greetings from Argentina.
Very helpful, thanks
Thank you very much!!!!. Its usefull!
Thank you! I got it out!!
Thanks, I got it out great advice!
Thank you for showing me how to fix that. I got one that just like it outside.
I've never had luck with the potato is this instance ; the bulb separates cleanly from the base leaving no " teeth " for the potato to grab on to . This is the best way to remove the base . Thanks for posting
Thanks! My awkward task is trying to do this with an oven light. 😑
very nice, thank you, now i go try it.
Wow this is clutch. Thanks it worked!
Thanks you for this
Thanks so much for this, I thought I was gonna have to call my dad 😂😂
What would cause a light bulb to rust in the socket? I descover this after bulb was stuck. I've experienced/successfully removed stuck bulbs before in other light fixtures, but never as stuck as this was. I actually cover the bell globe with a bag and purposely broke bulb. Now I'm questioning if I should used the fan or light at all. I'm healing from a broken back, needless to say do not move to fast. The stuck bulb situation wore me out. Little more infor... I live in a condo. The ceiling fan w/4 lights is located in my living room above my hospital bed. The room above is a bedroom and above that room is the attic. The attic has never show any signs of water leaks (in 20yrs). The upstairs bathroom is +/-25ft a way. Am I wrong in thinking that water must found the socket & water is what caused the rust? Sorry this long, trying to be exact. Sincerely, thank you for your time.
Thanks for this my girl's broke on playing in the basement