Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

12

Time Required

                          10 - 20 minutes

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Lamp Pull Chain
  • Unplug the broken lamp and ensure you have all of the parts necessary for the repair.

Unplug the broken lamp and ensure you have all of the parts necessary for the repair.

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Step 2

  • Remove the light bulb from the lamp.

Remove the light bulb from the lamp.

Step 3

  • Unscrew the lamp shade from the base by turning it counter-clockwise.

Unscrew the lamp shade from the base by turning it counter-clockwise.

Step 4

  • Gently pull the socket from the base to expose the broken chain section.

Gently pull the socket from the base to expose the broken chain section.

Step 5

  • Attach the chain connector to the extra chain.

Attach the chain connector to the extra chain.

Step 6

  • Connect the chain with the chain connector to the broken chain on the lamp base.

Connect the chain with the chain connector to the broken chain on the lamp base.

Step 7

  • Tilting the lamp in one hand, use your other hand to guide the chain into the hole that leads from inside of the socket to outside of the lamp.
  • The chain will go down through this hole.

Tilting the lamp in one hand, use your other hand to guide the chain into the hole that leads from inside of the socket to outside of the lamp.

The chain will go down through this hole.

Step 8

  • Gently push the socket back into place.

Gently push the socket back into place.

Step 9

  • Screw the lamp shade back onto the base of the lamp by turning it clockwise.

Screw the lamp shade back onto the base of the lamp by turning it clockwise.

Step 10

  • Replace the light bulb into the lamp socket.

Replace the light bulb into the lamp socket.

Step 11

  • Plug your lamp into an outlet and turn it on!
  • You will pull down on the chain to do this.

Plug your lamp into an outlet and turn it on!

You will pull down on the chain to do this.

Step 12

  • Congratulations! You have fixed your lamp.

Congratulations! You have fixed your lamp.

Congratulations on fixing your lamp!

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Erica Chiovarou - Jun 13, 2020

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You saved my lamp! Thank you for this simple to follow guide.

gregg.horne - Jan 13, 2021

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All well and good, but isn’t it more likely that the break will be in the string which runs from the chain into the switch? This can be fixed by disassembling the switch itself - but where can one buy the right string?

Scott Clark - Feb 26, 2021

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On my lamp, the problem was not the chain but in the switch itself. This made it necessary to replace the entire socket since the switch was riveted to its base. I made this video which shows how to replace the socket and switch:https://youtu.be/0fLnUPWzLeI

mtrujillo88@hotmail.com - Jan 7, 2022

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Excellent, Thank you!