Floor Lamp Mission Style
How do I fix the switch on a floor lamp?
We have a floor lamp with the standard knob at the top that you turn, and it clicks on and clicks off. Kinda like this.
http://www.amazon.com/Mission-Style-Glass-Torch-Floor-Lamp/dp/B0000E63CF/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&s=furniture&qid=1196613674&sr=1-22
Now it only lights between the clicks, and it is impossible to make it stay between the clicks without my hand on the knob. How do I correct this? Warning: I am not mechanically inclined! Is there a straightforward adjustment I can make for this?
Thanks –
Mark
Mark-
If it’s a three-wattage bulb (light level changes with each click when it’s working properly) you may want to start by replacing the bulb. The top of the bulb will have three wattage ratings printed on it such as 30-70-100. That may solve your problem. If the 70 watt filament is broken the lamp will work on alternate steps of the switch – which sounds like your problem.
If that fix doesn’t work or it is a single wattage socket you will probably have to replace the socket/switch assembly. The repair is actually quite simple, but if, as you say, you are ‘mechanically challenged’ I would ask a neighbor who is not, to do the repair. You mention adjustment – it really isn’t worth the time or trouble to try to fix the switch. If yours is a standard everyday variety lamp with the switch mechanism as part of the socket the fix takes about 5 minutes and is simply a matter of replacing the defective socket and switch assembly. Oddly enough, if the switch is separate from the socket assembly the repair will be slightly more difficult, but still ‘no big deal’.
As an aside, if the switch and socket are part of the same assembly, which is common, you have the option of replacing the current socket with one which will accept a bulb with three wattage levels and you will be able to vary the intensity of the output of the lamp simply by using the new switch. How about that? Good luck! I live in New Jersey and would be happy to help if you live nearby.
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