How do I open this light fixture?
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fixture? I'm not sure what brand/model it is, but it looks a lot like Sea
Gull Lighting, model 7639. See
http://www.lightinguniverse.com/products/view.asp?code=NA&family=3732
for a picture.
There are no visible screws or fasteners anywhere on the fixture. It holds
two light bulbs, and I need to change one.
TIA!
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> OK, at the risk of sounding like an idiot, how do I open my kitchen light
> fixture? I'm not sure what brand/model it is, but it looks a lot like Sea
> Gull Lighting, model 7639. See
>
> http://www.lightinguniverse.com/products/view.asp?code=NA&family=3732
>
> for a picture.
>
> There are no visible screws or fasteners anywhere on the fixture. It holds
> two light bulbs, and I need to change one.
> TIA!
> Mark Lebowitz
I can't tell for sure, but some of these unscrew from the base.
Have you tried that?
I have also seen these that have slotted connectors so that you turn
it about 1/8 to 1/4 turn and then pull down, similar to the way a
smoke detector is removed from its base.
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the base of the glass. It might be pretty heavy (ours is) so hang on and use a
ladder.
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Dan Hicks
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> OK, at the risk of sounding like an idiot, how do I open my kitchen light
> fixture? I'm not sure what brand/model it is, but it looks a lot like Sea
> Gull Lighting, model 7639. See
>
> http://www.lightinguniverse.com/products/view.asp?code=NA&family=3732
>
> for a picture.
>
> There are no visible screws or fasteners anywhere on the fixture. It holds
> two light bulbs, and I need to change one.
You simply pull the globe off. It's held on by spring clips.
TDuffy1770
>
>OK, at the risk of sounding like an idiot, how do I open my kitchen light
>fixture?
Looking at the picture, it may have clips inside the globe, spring loaded that
press outwards holding the globe in place.
If you live up on the North side I might be able to take a look personally. I
work for ComEd. Give me a response via email.
Duff
30 years in the IBEW
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Thanks for the fast response!
> I can't tell for sure, but some of these unscrew from the base.
> Have you tried that?
I hadn't, but I did after I read your reply. Unfortunately, this one doesn't
unscrew from the base.
> I have also seen these that have slotted connectors so that you turn
> it about 1/8 to 1/4 turn and then pull down, similar to the way a
> smoke detector is removed from its base.
Tried that, too, but nope, that's apparently not it either.
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> Turn the glass globe - there should be a peg on the holder and a slot
along
> the base of the glass.
I tried turning the globe at your suggestion, but it just turns more or less
freely. It feels like there's something metal scraping against it (spring
clips, maybe?), but no evidence of a peg in a slot.
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> You simply pull the globe off. It's held on by spring clips.
I suspect you're right, because as I pull downwards on the globe, I'm able
to pull it away from the base somewhat, and can feel the tension holding it
back. However, the base also seems to want to pull away from the ceiling.
Obviously, I don't want to yank the fixture out of the ceiling. Is there
some trick to pulling the globe off the base, or a way to release the clips
once I've pulled the globe a certain distance?
Alan
> OK, at the risk of sounding like an idiot, how do I open my kitchen light
> fixture?
Your noted website: Lighting Universe.com has a section entitled:
"CUSTOMER SUPPORT"
What did they say ?
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hooks on it, where you have to put it up to release one side of the
globe and then pull out and then down???? then to the next side???
Dan Hicks
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> "Dan Hicks" <danh...@ieee.org> wrote in message
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> > You simply pull the globe off. It's held on by spring clips.
>
> I suspect you're right, because as I pull downwards on the globe, I'm able
> to pull it away from the base somewhat, and can feel the tension holding it
> back. However, the base also seems to want to pull away from the ceiling.
> Obviously, I don't want to yank the fixture out of the ceiling. Is there
> some trick to pulling the globe off the base, or a way to release the clips
> once I've pulled the globe a certain distance?
I have several (actually about ten) lights like this, and the first few
times made me nervous too. But if you kind of rock the globe from side
to side while you pull you only have to fight friction on one side at a
time and it goes a little easier.
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> I have several (actually about ten) lights like this, and the first few
> times made me nervous too. But if you kind of rock the globe from side
> to side while you pull you only have to fight friction on one side at a
> time and it goes a little easier.
Thanks, Dan, that worked like a charm!
Dan Hicks
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> "Dan Hicks" <danh...@ieee.org> wrote in message
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> > I have several (actually about ten) lights like this, and the first few
> > times made me nervous too. But if you kind of rock the globe from side
> > to side while you pull you only have to fight friction on one side at a
> > time and it goes a little easier.
>
> Thanks, Dan, that worked like a charm!
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