Change Eyeball Recessed Light Bulb

First make sure the bulb is cool to the touch.

Change eyeball recessed light bulb.

Adjust an eyeball trim until the light bulb points straight down toward the floor before removing the bulb. Be sure to use the type of bulb recommended on the label in the housing. Unscrew the wing nut that holds the base of the light in place and remove the socket photo 1. First turn off the switch and circuit breaker and remove the bulb.

Place your ladder on level ground beneath the eyeball light. Gently slide the putty knife under the trim on the edge of the eyeball lighting socket. There s all different types of these lights if this isn t the one you have keep searching for the right vi. Shut off power take utility knife and score any paint that may have sealed the ring to ceiling pull the ring from straight down compress and release spring tension pull assembly out of can.

Hold the handles then press the sticky part of the tape against the flat surface of the bulb. Then fold the tape over on itself at both ends so you have handles to grip with a sticky part in the middle. Choose an eyeball trim for a larger spotlight or a pinhole trim for a more focused beam of light to highlight. The first step to replacing these recessed lights is to remove the light bulb by simply unscrewing it from the socket.

Switch off the power and secure the circuit panel. Unless you re extraordinarily tall you ll probably need a step ladder for this project. Changing the light bulb and the trim can convert a recessed can light to a spotlight. Remove the screws.

Defeat this frustrating problem with a strip of duct tape. Then snap the socket into the top of the eyeball shroud and push the eyeball trim up into the can photo 2. Turn off the light switch to your baffle eyeball or open trim downlight. How to remove bulb from a small eyeball spotlight.

How to replace eyeball lights step 1. Changing a light bulb in a recessed ceiling fixture can drive you crazy. Bulbs in baffle eyeball and open trims 1. Position a ladder beneath the light bulb.

Cut a 6 to 8 inch length. The eyeball or gimbal fixture has spring loaded clips.