How To Fix A Floor Lamp Base

Unfortunately many floor lamps tend to lean over time because the pole s grip loosens and sags to one side.

How to fix a floor lamp base.

Remove the light bulb and shade so they won t be damaged when you move the lamp base. Yes this is a quick fix and since there are some affordable floor lamps available it can easily be done without worrying about your budget. 2 unscrew the section that is loose. 3 take a small piece of duct tape and wrap it around the inner grooves of the pole.

Get the new socket the one with. You can begin repairing a floor lamp by disassembling the lamp. 1 unplug the floor lamp. 4 reattach pole and screw on until tight.

I got a table lamp kind thing but this is close to 7 feet and same as you i broke the bottom plaster too. For many people a sagging or leaning floor lamp means it is time to buy a new one. 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. If you have one of those rare lamps that uses bulbs totaling more than 840 watts have it fixed at a lamp repair shop instead of trying to figure out how to rewire a lamp.

I am thinking of getting a round plate exercise weights 15 or 20 pounder that whose circumference is not bigger than the lamp base and fix it with not and bolt same as how the plaster was. Get the new wires. 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. If the hole in the middle of the plate is big then put a big washer and fix the nut.

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. 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.

Pic of leaning floor lamp pic of lamp. Use the pointed tip of your scissors to make a hole in the felt then cut the felt off. Do not lose any of the pieces. Turn the lamp over to access the bottom of the base of the lamp.

Set a pillow on the floor. The shade may be left in place if it is a solid.