Table Lamp Pull Chain Repair

Repair a chain switch on a lamp by removing and replacing the lamp socket and switch.

Table lamp pull chain repair.

Plug in and test new chain. These parts are standard. How to repair the pull chain switch in a bankers lamp in 3 easy steps march 12 2019 january 12 2018 by sean williamson anything containing moving parts is at risk of breaking at some point and the pull chain switch on a bankers lamp is no different. But if the entire chain snapped off at the base of the pull you ll need to replace the entire socket shell.

The replacement will have a new switch included. We have an oak dining table in the kitchen. Either way the solution is replacement. Remove the old socket and expose the wires by stripping the plastic coating off 3 4 of an inch.

Pull chains are common switch types for table lamps but even high quality pull chains can sometimes snap off. How to fix a table lamp that flickers the pull chain lamp is a familiar sight on the desk of a writer accountant seamstress or any other professional who burns the midnight oil. Have you ever had a lamp s pull chain break on you leaving you with no way to turn it on. A new socket is inexpensive.

If only the last few inches of a pull chain has snapped off you can easily replace it with a chain extender. How to repair the pull chain on a lamp. This guide will help you in repairing a snapped ball chain allowing you to once again turn your lamp on and then off again. You control some by pushing a short shaft on the side of the switch others by turning a knob and still others with a pull chain.

I am not an electrician and unplug before you do anything. Regardless of the existing switch type you can choose a push through switch a pull chain a turn knob or a threeway turn knob that provides two brightness levels. You can buy lamp cord by the foot and you can use just about any type of plug to replace the one on your old lamp. Repairing a lamp that the chain has broken on with out buying any new parts.

A lamp socket itself can go bad but more often it s the switch inside the socket. That s why we made this guide to fix the on off switch on a perfectly good lamp. A reader wants to fix the pull chain on this lamp.