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16

Time Required

                          10 minutes

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What you need

Step 1

              Find the light that will not turn on
  • Find the dim or blinking light in your household that needs to be changed.

Find the dim or blinking light in your household that needs to be changed.

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Step 2

              Gather the working materials
  • Gather the material that you will be using like shoes, rags, and plastic gloves.

Gather the material that you will be using like shoes, rags, and plastic gloves.

Step 3

              Purchase replacement light
  • Put new light to the side to avoid mixing up with old light.

Put new light to the side to avoid mixing up with old light.

Step 4

              Loosen the dome lid
  • Using the rubber sole of the shoe bump the dome lid in a clockwise direction to loosen the dome lid
  • CAUTION: If using a shoe to gain traction on your dome lid, do so with extreme caution so you don’t break the light.

Using the rubber sole of the shoe bump the dome lid in a clockwise direction to loosen the dome lid

CAUTION: If using a shoe to gain traction on your dome lid, do so with extreme caution so you don’t break the light.

Step 5

              Remove the lid
  • Now using your hand, remove the dome lid by turning you wrist in a clockwise direction.

Now using your hand, remove the dome lid by turning you wrist in a clockwise direction.

Step 6

              Check light
  • Check light for dust, and bugs that got inside

Check light for dust, and bugs that got inside

Step 7

              Clean rag
  • Make the rag wet as you will be needing it to clean the light dome.

Make the rag wet as you will be needing it to clean the light dome.

Step 8

              Clean dome
  • Clean the top and bottom of the dome light to insure there wont be any spots in light when put back.

Clean the top and bottom of the dome light to insure there wont be any spots in light when put back.

Step 9

              Find burnt light
  • Turn on light in order to find witch light has burned out.

Turn on light in order to find witch light has burned out.

Step 10

              Pull out light
  • Safely pull out light after you have turned off the light switch. Also keep in mind where the holes are when you remove the old light.

Safely pull out light after you have turned off the light switch. Also keep in mind where the holes are when you remove the old light.

Step 11

              Place in new light
  • Place in new light and make sure that you have it in firmly to avoid any accident.

Place in new light and make sure that you have it in firmly to avoid any accident.

Step 12

              Turn on the light
  • Turn on the light to make sure that the new light is not defective and works properly.

Turn on the light to make sure that the new light is not defective and works properly.

Step 13

              Put dome back on
  • Place the cover back on the light and twist counter clockwise as much as you can.

Place the cover back on the light and twist counter clockwise as much as you can.

Step 14

              Tighten the cover
  • Using the shoe tighten the light until it doesn’t move anymore. We don’t want the light to fall out sudden and cause injury.

Using the shoe tighten the light until it doesn’t move anymore. We don’t want the light to fall out sudden and cause injury.

Step 15

              Clean cover
  • Once again clean the dome cover to remove shoe scuffs

Once again clean the dome cover to remove shoe scuffs

Step 16

              Turn on light
  • Watch your new light glow

Watch your new light glow

once the light has been replaced and the dome is placed back properly all you gotta do is turn on the lights once more to make sure its working.

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