How To Fix A Wobbly Floor Lamp

Adding a super strong glue along with the seal tape is a good addition to permanently fix the problem.

How to fix a wobbly floor lamp.

Turn the lamp over to access the bottom of the base of the lamp. If the lamp works after you tighten up the screws great. Here are some easy steps to follow. Rest your foot on.

Check the socket the bulb is screwed into. Don t try to make it tight. I used quikrete a vinyl concrete patching material to repair it. Loose screws may have been the lamp s only problem.

Lamp bases are usually covered with a felt material to protect furniture from scratches. Often a faulty lamp switch is caused by the wires coming loose and does not need to be replaced. If it is wobbly the whole lamp will be loose feeling. Adding too much seal tape causes it to bind up so test fitting first will help you determine how much you need per screw.

Examine the lamp closely to determine the source of looseness. If the screws are loose tighten them and reassemble the lamp. If not take it apart again and proceed with the following steps. Movers smashed my weighted lamp base for my torchiere lamp.

Touch and gently wiggle various parts of the lamp starting slightly beneath the socket and working your way down. Learning how to fix a floor lamp pole is the answer to this common problem. If the lamp does not work repeat steps 1 and 2 to expose the switch again. As a safety precaution always unplug the floor lamp before handling it or doing any repairs.

If you can tighten the screws with a small phillips head replace the metal bulb holder and bulb plug the lamp in and test it. Just make sure to test fit with some seal tape before ever adding glue to ensure that the screws fit snugly.