How To Fix A Wobbly Stiffel Floor Lamp

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How to fix a wobbly stiffel floor lamp. Lamp cord sold at home centers and hardware stores is usually 18 gauge. Loose screws may have been the lamp s only problem. If you have one of those rare lamps that uses bulbs totaling more than 840 watts have it fixed at a lamp repair shop instead of trying to figure out how to rewire a lamp. That s large enough to handle 840 watts of lighting.

Its joints are wobbly. I had it in to a light place twice and they tried to put it together so it wouldn t fall apart but it is falling apart again. Table lamps are essentially decorative elements and a light fixture threaded onto a long metal rod with a nut at the bottom to hold the parts in place. Floor lamps take up little floor space yet shine a good deal of light where most needed.

If the lamp works after you tighten up the screws great. The cost of lamp repair is between 30 to 100 depending on the complexity of the problem. Includes information on newer lamps. Once you understand the simple construction of a table lamp it is very easy to repair the wobbly lamp.

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Prices to repair a lamp vary widely due to the many styles and ages of lamps. With common tools you can fix your wobbly lamp in minutes. It has just fallen apart without a great deal of use. You also can choose between fix it shops a handyman on site service or specialty shops found on this page s angie s list of pros near your location.

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