Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb Cfl Lightbulb Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Very easy

Steps

3

Time Required

                          5 minutes            

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• CFL Lightbulb
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Introduction

Step 1

              CFL Lightbulb               

• Locate the bad bulb and remove it from the socket. This is achieved by grabbing the bulb lightly and rotating counter-clockwise.
• The bulb may be hot. If so, use gloves, or wait for it to cool.

Locate the bad bulb and remove it from the socket. This is achieved by grabbing the bulb lightly and rotating counter-clockwise.

The bulb may be hot. If so, use gloves, or wait for it to cool.

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Step 2

• Procure a new lightbulb, either from a hardware store, or wherever it is you keep new ones.
• Install the new lightbulb into the socket, this time rotating clockwise.
• Be sure the power to the socket is turned off before you preform this step. Failure to do so my cause injury.

Procure a new lightbulb, either from a hardware store, or wherever it is you keep new ones.

Install the new lightbulb into the socket, this time rotating clockwise.

Be sure the power to the socket is turned off before you preform this step. Failure to do so my cause injury.

Step 3

• Turn the power on to the light socket by means of a switch or knob.
• Congratulations! You have successfully changed a lightbulb! Reward your efforts by getting a cold beverage of your choice.

Turn the power on to the light socket by means of a switch or knob.

Congratulations! You have successfully changed a lightbulb! Reward your efforts by getting a cold beverage of your choice.

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Jokid - Aug 23, 2022

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You shouldn’t unscrew/screw CFL Bulb from its tube because there is a very small risk that it will break (Especially if it has the tubular shape (2U, 3U and 4U)). Try to unscrew/screwing it from its plastic base.