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How to remove a broken light bulb
How do you get a light bulb out of a socket if the clear glass part of the bulb is broken off? :\ Preferably without cutting your hand open...
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Another option is to turn the power off, then slice one end off a potato. Gently push the flat end of the potato into the broken end of the bulb. The sharp points and edges will cut into the potato and give you enough leverage to turn the bulb out of the socket.
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*-Step 1- Turn off power to the bulb and unplug the lamp.
*-Step 2- Put on protective gloves.
*-Step 3- Grip the metal lip of the bulb with needle-nose pliers.
*-Step 4- Gently unscrew the bulb base, turning it the same way you would an unbroken bulb. Watch your fingers while turning the bulb base. Sheered glass remnants may still be inside.
*-Step 5- Remove the bulb base from the socket.
*-Step 6- Be sure to vacuum up any broken glass from the floor.
Hope I helped
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Brianna
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