The most helpful and clear videos for these topics on UA-cam are ALWAYS from small creators ten years ago and this is no exception. Fantastic work! Thank you so much!!
A big thank you. I can't believe how simple these things are once you find the right person to tell you. I've just very easily removed a metal base following your instructions.
I’m a single mom and had a cfl bulb crack in my daughter’s track lighting. After 3 failed attempts of removing it, I found this video. The plastic bag trick worked like a charm. Thank you for the helpful video!
Thank you for these tips! I broke my oven bulb and thought I’d have to call a repairman to fix it. You saved me at least a $100 call-out bill for something so minor. I’m very pleased with myself that it worked so well. 😊
Seriously one of the most informative videos I've probably ever seen on UA-cam! So helpful. I'm a college student, so I can't have my dad come by and fix anything anymore. Next best thing!
Thank you so much!!! I tried the needle nose pliers to open up and twist the broken bulb base and it worked beautifully! You saved this old grandma some money calling in someone. My 10 yr. old grand son helped hold the step ladder for me!!!
Your my hero :) I just fixed some slender lightbulbs that fit in an overhanging fan (4 of them) because of your tutorial! So impressed! Loved the finger-nose pliers that you mentioned. And you being so careful to teach the right way to open it up into the bulb hole area. WAY TO GO! THUMBS UP!!!!!!!!!!
You are a life saver! Just replaced two broken bulbs beneath the over the stove microwave. It took me a while jiggling with the needle nose pliers but finally got those little suckers out. I am a widow, age 71, doing this stuff for the first time. Love it! Thank you so much for your video. I could not have done this without your help!!!
You sir, are a life saver. after my mom passed about 4 months ago I got an old fashioned lamp that has been converted from oil to electrical, it's well over 100 years old and has been passed down for generations. Imagine how upset i was when i got it in to my new apartment and the bulb had smashed, only leaving the small metal end. thank you so much!
I'm in Australia and have no family to help, so I used your tip when I was left with just the metal in two Kitchen lights.,worked a treat. My girls are impressed with their old mum., best video ever.., thank you..
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I watched this video before tackeling the broken Thomas Edison lb in the socket upstairs. Your vids have all the info one would need if you're a DIYer! You're a good Teacher because you demonstrate what you're doing with the different scenerios.... TY!
Single gal Wendy from Wisconsin here. I don't have a man around the place, so I found your video to be very, very helpful. You demonstrate and describe the process thoroughly. Also, I like your delivery and personality.
Thank you for this tutorial! Showing us the different ways a light bulb could break and the solutions were very informative. I was about to jam a potato into my light bulb until you showed me that I just had to grab the middle piece and twist. Thanks again and I love your energy and enthusiasm!
OMG you are a lifesaver. I am a 64 year old widow on a fixed income and I had no idea how to fix this. You are very clear and give great directions. Have you done any more of these videos for us gurls? I need help all the time!!!
Thanks to your video I was able to get a bulb out that I had been completely broken off I want to say at least two years-for some reason I thought we would get electrocuted if we tried to remove it and had been using three out of the four bulbs on our bathroom light fixture. I was able to use some scissor type of plier cutters and remove the metal base of the bulb with ease and replace the bulb and our bathroom has never looked brighter. 🔆🎆
Well that's what happens when women listen to feminists and don't have a man in the house. I bet you wish you'd listed to yer ma and married sooner in life.
Thank you so much! As woman on a budget with no men to assist (unfortunately), this video saved me so much money. My bulb had broken at the base, been installed at an angle, had rusted in from disuse and was a bayonet connection. But your easy to follow instructions got the job done. Thanks from Australia, mate.
Now this is progressive teaching. I got it out in under 1 minute! You sir are the best! I had an oven bulb completely stuck in there with no glass and your handy needle nose plier trick did it. I'm female and would have to wait for the landlord for 4 days to come and attempt it. And yes, I took the oven door off and back on as well!
Thank you! I was trying to change the tiny light on the underside of my microwave and the glass part of the old bulb completely separated from the metal part - clean separation no broken glass. The needle nose pliers worked great even in the tiny cavity. Once I find the right size bulb I will finally be able to see what I am cooking!
Same. Except it happened in a place where I couldn't fit any pliers but going lefty loose-y with an insulated screwdriver worked. The trick was to keep applying a little bit of pressure and doing it incrementally.
@@chasitykizzia7367 my microwave plugs into an outlet that's on the wall in a cabinet above it. So I just unplugged it. Generally, yes you should cut the power to avoid getting zapped.
Sir. I would just like to say what your doing really does make a difference. You saved me from having to buy a whole new heat lamp for my bearded dragon and i am so greatful
You are very very welcome! I'm happy to help, my mission it's "teach the peeps" & yeah...the powers at UA-cam, they loving me, as Google owns UA-cam..I'm number one search return on all kinds ...thanks sooooo much for watching!!
Came back to this page and fixed my broken light bulb issue in seconds. I had that Thomas Edison broken light bulb issue and followed your instructions and got 2 broken bulbs removed. Thanks for sharing.
THANK YOU!!!!! I had a broken light bulb in my electric oven. I struggled for 1/2 an hour trying everything I could think of to remove and replace it. It was even more difficult because the bulb is not on the back wall of the oven, it is on the roof of the oven so I had to have a flash light and a mirror to see what I was doing. I found your tip and used a long needle nose pliar just as you said by inserting first and then open and it worked !!!! Thank you, God bless you, what a life saver. I was so frustrated and now it's fixed.
Thank you!!! I was driving myself crazy with a metal base that was stuck in the socket. Your last tip did the trick. Wish I'd thought of looking it up sooner!
I can't thank you enough for this video! My light bulb had exploded and just the filament in the middle was hanging down. I did not have any needle nose pliers so couldn't try to unscrew it. I was afraid to grab the filament, thinking it would break off and cut my fingers. But thanks to this video I tried it, and it worked perfectly! God bless you for being so helpful.
Thank you for your help. I am a widow and I need all the help I can get to be able to be as independent as possible. Keep up the great work. Many of us are very grateful.
I'm very happy too help through teaching..I'm gifted with many abilities & skills...I'll teach millions before I'm done.. .you teach me too... the pride you take on your independence is my lesson...thx!
You are awesome!!! I have 3 men living in my house and they were ALL afraid to help me. Big babies!!! With your help, I was able to do it myself!! Just like I fixed the ice maker in the freezer of the refrigerator. It cost me $26.00 for the parts and works better than before!! Thanks for thinking of us ladies :)
Thank you so much. My husband passed because of covid 19 and I am left with a lot of challenges around the house the patio light bulb was the challenge of the day I am happy to say that thanks to your ilustrastration I did it.
Another happy (female) viewer! I'll try one of these options tomorrow, if it's sunny and daylight is streaming through the kitchen window so I can turn the kitchen lights off and see what I'm doing to remove the broken bulb. Thanks so much for your tips!
Thank you from an old lady! I turned off the circuit just to be safe and was able to grab the center stem. And now I know how to use the needle nose pliers if there is only the metal base left.
Thank you very much!! As an old lady with not much confidence in my handy woman skills, you taught me how to remove a shattered light bulb base from the socket! I did it all by myself!!!
I am a female and am so grateful for this video which helped me remove a metal base (the glass had completely broken off) with needle-nose pliers from a socket. I rubbed soap on the new bulb hoping it will make it easy to remove next time!
Thank you for this informative video. My husband was ready for a surgical removal with all his tools he readied to extract the remaining piece. He was dumbfounded when I was able to remove a broken bulb that had the flat filament exposed. After moving it back & forth, the bulb loosened and I was able to twist and remove it! I found your video very helpful!
I had difficulty removing a metal base stuck inside the ceiling light socket. Thanks to your helpful video, I could take it out with a needlenose plier. You got yourself a new UA-cam subscriber.
Great tips and demonstrations! Looked this up today for a bulb broke within the socket and didn't remember what to do. Didn't want to use my potato so the needle nose was a charm. Thanks and please continue making these videos...
Dino, thank you, you gave me the courage to try to remove the broken light bulk! After many months I now have a functioning light outside my back door.
This guy, Dino saved me a call to some handyman who would probably have overcharged me. I am 70 years old & didn't think I could do this myself--climbing up on a ladder to change out a broken lightbulb. I followed his instructions and voila! It worked. Thanks Dino!
OMG that 6 min hack with the base only helps so much. I bought a cheap bulb from Dollar Tree and the glass part was the only part to come off. I was pisses I tried all sorts of things but the way you did it made so much since. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. You're awesome. 😇
4:40 Nothing left but the metal part…. needle nose pliers, only I couldn’t find my needle nose pliers. So, after attempting with just pliers, and pliers wrapped with sticky tape wrapped sticky side up , I improvised with regular pliers and an old sock. It worked! I had almost given up. But your. idea inspired me to keep trying and also appreciated seeing the direction of the turn. Lefty loosely, righty tighty. I had been doing it right, but when there was no movement from all my first attempts I started to question myself. Thank you! Your clearly demonstrated, down to earth, practical, super well explained tips here have me subscribed and so thankful. Thank You!!!
Thanks so much for this info. This wasn't the first site I visited in my search for suggestions, and no matter what I tried, I couldn't remove a corroded outdoor light bulb that had broken off completely. After watching this video I crimped and crimped the metal collar till I could eventually pull it out. Screwed a new light bulb in, and it worked perfectly. Now I need to get some teflon or silicone spray so the base of the light bulb I just put in can be sprayed before it corrodes and gives me the same problem all over again.
I'm so glad I found your video, I had two ceiling fans with Broken Bulbs in the socket and I thought I would have to replace the entire ceiling fan because I could not figure out how to remove the bulb. I was able to removed both with very little trouble wiggling back-and-forth as you showed in the video and it worked great thank you so much, and please keep posting these useful videos.
Thanks from up here in Arctic Canada, first of all for reminding me of the importance of turning off the electricity (i am not a smart man) and your lesson on using the needle-nose pliers when everything but the collar is broken off. It worked like a charm.
Thank you so much! I don't have needle nose pliers, just regular ones, but I was able to take out a broken lamp bulb by modifying your advice to fit. Great and helpful video 👌👌👍👍
thank you for helping me get out the base of that Edison bulb. It was kinda hard to get to, since it was over my kitchen sink, and I am a short 77 year old widow. i had to climb onto a step ladder and into the sink, then i had to climb out of the sink to go down stairs and turn off the breakers, back up stairs, back on the ladder and into the sink. after several attempts to loosen the hardware, i had to climb back out if the sink and get a bigger pair of plyers, back onto the step ladder and back into the sink and following instructions, it started to move! i can't thank you enough! your instructions saved this "old lady" a bunch of money. thank you so very much!
This is a life saver. Haven't had a porch light in nearly a month because maintenance is backed up at my place so I want to do it myself. Thanks so much!!!
I have been trying to remove a bulb for over a year now. Tried multiple things (potato, rubber bands, etc.) The open pliers worked perfectly for me. Thanks!
I dropped and broke several tiny bulbs for my Christmas Village houses and this video saved the day! I was able to safely remove the metal holding the broken glass using pliers. Thank you!
We have been trying to get the bathroom vanity lightbulb out to no avail. We watched your video and the needle nose pliers trick (spreading them out from the inside) saved the day. Thank you!
Hey Dino, hope you’re still around to see this. Very helpful hints that I need right now- I searched for “How to fix...” and got ur vid. So glad u came up, because it is noted that u downloaded this 9 years ago. Trying later today; I’ll let u know the results.
This was the first time I had the filament left when the bulb broke. I was worried that it would break off in my hand. After watching your video, I was more confident. The back and forth worked like a charm and it did not break off. Thank you, very much. Female 52
Hi, your video has helped me immensely. I've been trying to remove the old bulb stems in two rooms, in vain. I came across this wonderful video of yours, packed with fun and real advice. And guess what? In a matter of minutes I managed to clear the old remnants and replace them with new bulbs. Hooray! We have light in the house again. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thank you, Dino! I finally managed to get that stuck oven light bulb out. The glass bulb broke off the base. The empty metal base was fused in the socket. I had to crimp the edges with needlenose pliers as you demonstrated. Your tips were invaluable. You can't imagine what a relief it is. Thanks again. Your channel deserves more sponsors!
You're a life saver mate. I was losing my mind about a cross threaded cap that just wouldn't budge. Stuck through with the needle nose technique and eventually it just fell out! Now to vacuum up all the crap that fell out..
Thanks man! In the past I've used the needle nose pliers by grabbing the side and being able to twist it, but with these little light bulbs it was just bending it. I never thought about just shoving the needle nose inside and opening them to twist it out. You're a lifesaver!
thank you so much!!! I'd been waiting weeks for my husband to replace a bulb in a kitchen fixture, and when he didn't, I tried - that's when I saw it was broken! I searched on Amazon for a tool to remove that metal part, but none of them got very good reviews, so I googled and found your video! I went to my tool bench (yes, MINE), got a pair of needlenoses, and voilá! YOU helped me do it! :D
Thank you so much, my house is going on the market (for sale) TOMORROW and I had a couple bulbs in my light fixture die and then burst when I tried to get them out. I had to repair it ASAP so people didn’t think I had electrical issues!! Really appreciate your help!
Thank you so much!!! I tore off most of the base of a decorative bulb trying to get it out and thought the needle nose pliers pushed open wouldn't work, but I tried it and it did! Can't believe how fast I was able to get two broken bulb bases out with this method. I was about to sacrifice a potato. 👏
Thank you. This is excellent. I was at a loss how to remove a broken bulb from an above the range microwave over. Thanks to you I now know to use a needle nose pliers. Due to the severely confined space I need one with a bent tip. Thankfully my sister's old jewelry making kit had exactly what I needed and now I'm done.
Hi Dino! Thank you for all the examples on how to get broken bulbs out of sockets. I have two right now (different types) and I now feel confident on how to try to fix this. I'm still scared to do it, but I'll give it a try. One is in my bedroom overhead light (whole bulb stuck so looks like I'll have to break the glass and go from there), and the second one is in my oven. I've already shocked myself on that one trying to get the broken glass out (couldn't tell if the switch was on or off). With the power off, I tried getting it out using the internal bits, but they only pulled out of the base. So I figured I needed an electrician, but now I see the needle nose plier idea and will give that a try. Breaking the bedroom overhead bulb has me stressed... I think I will hold up a paper bag and tap it with a hammer so the glass doesn't get everywhere. Wish me luck!
grazie, thank you, arigato. I used the needle nose technique for my micro and it helped loosen the broken bulb. Once loosened I could unscrew it base. I've been trying to tackle this for months and you helped me fix it. Dino, you're a God send!
While I'd much rather you be here to remove it for me, I feel confident I can tackle the broken bulb in my bathroom now. 😉 Truly appreciate the effort you put into these different scenarios.
Fantastic! After 8 years of staring at a broken light bulb, I removed it in about 15 seconds using your trick of a glove and grabbing onto the central glass rod, which was all that remained of the bulb. Screwed off so easy I'm embarrassed it took me this long to do it. Thanks!
The most helpful and clear videos for these topics on UA-cam are ALWAYS from small creators ten years ago and this is no exception. Fantastic work! Thank you so much!!
A big thank you. I can't believe how simple these things are once you find the right person to tell you. I've just very easily removed a metal base following your instructions.
I’m a single mom and had a cfl bulb crack in my daughter’s track lighting. After 3 failed attempts of removing it, I found this video. The plastic bag trick worked like a charm. Thank you for the helpful video!
Chris Kyle
Thank you for these tips! I broke my oven bulb and thought I’d have to call a repairman to fix it. You saved me at least a $100 call-out bill for something so minor. I’m very pleased with myself that it worked so well. 😊
Seriously one of the most informative videos I've probably ever seen on UA-cam! So helpful. I'm a college student, so I can't have my dad come by and fix anything anymore. Next best thing!
I live in Karachi Pakistan and I like your comment if you don't mind
Thank you so much!!! I tried the needle nose pliers to open up and twist the broken bulb base and it worked beautifully! You saved this old grandma some money calling in someone. My 10 yr. old grand son helped hold the step ladder for me!!!
I stayed bc you kept saying "confronted with" 😆 lol great tips!
He needs a tee that says,,,,“confronted”
LOLOLOL! It made me chuckle too! It really is a very helpful video!
@@GettingToJoy Ikr!😁
@Shanel- Yeah, all that ''confronted with" made me feel guilty ... and I didn't even do anything!
I've just got a broken light bulb off the socket based on you instruction. The wife was impressed. You're my hero! Thanks.
Your my hero :) I just fixed some slender lightbulbs that fit in an overhanging fan (4 of them) because of your tutorial!
So impressed! Loved the finger-nose pliers that you mentioned. And you being so careful to teach the right way to open it up into the bulb hole area. WAY TO GO! THUMBS UP!!!!!!!!!!
eleven years later, your video saves my evening. I can finally get that broken bulb out!!
God bless UA-cam and God bless you sir! The part at 6:15 helped me. One of those life hacks that I’ll never forget. Thanks!
ATLbench oh that’s what I was looking for thanks for time stamping it
Same, thank you Dino!
Yup, worked perfect for me too. Never tried that before...
You are a life saver! Just replaced two broken bulbs beneath the over the stove microwave. It took me a while jiggling with the needle nose pliers but finally got those little suckers out. I am a widow, age 71, doing this stuff for the first time. Love it! Thank you so much for your video. I could not have done this without your help!!!
This was EXCELLENT!! Thank you so much, Dino Pinch, you helped me with my bulb that completely separated from the base!
You sir, are a life saver. after my mom passed about 4 months ago I got an old fashioned lamp that has been converted from oil to electrical, it's well over 100 years old and has been passed down for generations. Imagine how upset i was when i got it in to my new apartment and the bulb had smashed, only leaving the small metal end. thank you so much!
I was wondering what happened to Sean Penn! His best work yet!
😆😆😆😆
I'm in Australia and have no family to help, so I used your tip when I was left with just the metal in two Kitchen lights.,worked a treat. My girls are impressed with their old mum., best video ever.., thank you..
Georgina Lambie oh, nice work Georgina!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I watched this video before tackeling the broken Thomas Edison lb in the socket upstairs. Your vids have all the info one would need if you're a DIYer! You're a good Teacher because you demonstrate what you're doing with the different scenerios.... TY!
Single gal Wendy from Wisconsin here. I don't have a man around the place, so I found your video to be very, very helpful. You demonstrate and describe the process thoroughly. Also, I like your delivery and personality.
Wonderful suggestions. Thank you for thinking of us single MOMS.
My microwave bulbs were stuck in the socket. Thanks to you, I know how to remove them. Good presentation. You are a wealth of knowledge. Thanks
Thank you for this tutorial! Showing us the different ways a light bulb could break and the solutions were very informative. I was about to jam a potato into my light bulb until you showed me that I just had to grab the middle piece and twist. Thanks again and I love your energy and enthusiasm!
OMG you are a lifesaver. I am a 64 year old widow on a fixed income and I had no idea how to fix this. You are very clear and give great directions. Have you done any more of these videos for us gurls? I need help all the time!!!
Thanks to your video I was able to get a bulb out that I had been completely broken off I want to say at least two years-for some reason I thought we would get electrocuted if we tried to remove it and had been using three out of the four bulbs on our bathroom light fixture. I was able to use some scissor type of plier cutters and remove the metal base of the bulb with ease and replace the bulb and our bathroom has never looked brighter. 🔆🎆
thank you for watching and thanks for the wonderful comment, very thoughtful
Well that's what happens when women listen to feminists and don't have a man in the house. I bet you wish you'd listed to yer ma and married sooner in life.
Damned bathroom lights...uuuuggghh!!!
Thank you so much! As woman on a budget with no men to assist (unfortunately), this video saved me so much money. My bulb had broken at the base, been installed at an angle, had rusted in from disuse and was a bayonet connection. But your easy to follow instructions got the job done. Thanks from Australia, mate.
Thank you so much! I had two different types of broken light bulbs (two different sockets) and your instructions saved me!
Now this is progressive teaching. I got it out in under 1 minute! You sir are the best! I had an oven bulb completely stuck in there with no glass and your handy needle nose plier trick did it. I'm female and would have to wait for the landlord for 4 days to come and attempt it. And yes, I took the oven door off and back on as well!
Thank you! I was trying to change the tiny light on the underside of my microwave and the glass part of the old bulb completely separated from the metal part - clean separation no broken glass. The needle nose pliers worked great even in the tiny cavity. Once I find the right size bulb I will finally be able to see what I am cooking!
Same. Except it happened in a place where I couldn't fit any pliers but going lefty loose-y with an insulated screwdriver worked. The trick was to keep applying a little bit of pressure and doing it incrementally.
Do u have to turn electric off to ur microwave so u don’t get shocked?
@@chasitykizzia7367 my microwave plugs into an outlet that's on the wall in a cabinet above it. So I just unplugged it. Generally, yes you should cut the power to avoid getting zapped.
Sir. I would just like to say what your doing really does make a difference. You saved me from having to buy a whole new heat lamp for my bearded dragon and i am so greatful
Thank you for posting this video! It was the first video I saw when searching and using the needle nose worked for my situation.
Tracey J.
You are very very welcome! I'm happy to help, my mission it's "teach the peeps" & yeah...the powers at UA-cam, they loving me, as Google owns UA-cam..I'm number one search return on all kinds ...thanks sooooo much for watching!!
Great job.
T Johnson thx for the great advice! The needle nose pliers worked! I remembered using them years ago.
As it did for me!
Came back to this page and fixed my broken light bulb issue in seconds. I had that Thomas Edison broken light bulb issue and followed your instructions and got 2 broken bulbs removed. Thanks for sharing.
So helpful! Now if you could do a video for idiots who always lose their pliers, that would be great!
Hahahahaha omg 🤦♂️maybe put bells on them so you won’t mis them lol
Yep… that was me not finding them. Regular pliers and an old sock did it for the nothing but metal situation for me.
THANK YOU!!!!! I had a broken light bulb in my electric oven. I struggled for 1/2 an hour trying everything I could think of to remove and replace it. It was even more difficult because the bulb is not on the back wall of the oven, it is on the roof of the oven so I had to have a flash light and a mirror to see what I was doing. I found your tip and used a long needle nose pliar just as you said by inserting first and then open and it worked !!!! Thank you, God bless you, what a life saver. I was so frustrated and now it's fixed.
Thank you!!! I was driving myself crazy with a metal base that was stuck in the socket. Your last tip did the trick. Wish I'd thought of looking it up sooner!
I can't thank you enough for this video! My light bulb had exploded and just the filament in the middle was hanging down. I did not have any needle nose pliers so couldn't try to unscrew it. I was afraid to grab the filament, thinking it would break off and cut my fingers. But thanks to this video I tried it, and it worked perfectly! God bless you for being so helpful.
thx, had only a metal base and was a pain to get it out.
Didn't have any pliers so I used a scissor instead.
Ook thanks! Thats what i cane in the comments to find out!
Thank you for your help. I am a widow and I need all the help I can get to be able to be as independent as possible. Keep up the great work. Many of us are very grateful.
I'm very happy too help through teaching..I'm gifted with many abilities & skills...I'll teach millions before I'm done.. .you teach me too... the pride you take on your independence is my lesson...thx!
Teaching a million before you are done....what an awesome goal!
Thank you! Needle nose pliers worked like a charm!!
This is an excellent video. 5 stars for clear directions. I'm a recent widow so I appreciated the instructions to get things taken care of on my own.
Great instructions, you helped me fix my stuck lightbulb base.
You are awesome!!! I have 3 men living in my house and they were ALL afraid to help me. Big babies!!! With your help, I was able to do it myself!! Just like I fixed the ice maker in the freezer of the refrigerator. It cost me $26.00 for the parts and works better than before!! Thanks for thinking of us ladies :)
Awesome video! No nonsense and straight to the point. Thank you! I'm going from dreading broken bulbs to looking for one now. Haha.
Thank you, thank you!! The needle nose worked for me! August 2022 and this video is still helpful 10 yrs later! Cheers and bless you!
Excellent presentation...
Thank you so much.
My husband passed because of covid 19 and I am left with a lot of challenges around the house the patio light bulb was the challenge of the day
I am happy to say that thanks to your ilustrastration I did it.
Thanks I am a lady of 63 yrs old
Another happy (female) viewer! I'll try one of these options tomorrow, if it's sunny and daylight is streaming through the kitchen window so I can turn the kitchen lights off and see what I'm doing to remove the broken bulb. Thanks so much for your tips!
How many Dino Pinch's does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Probably one. Lol
Good tips man.
Hahaha...love it!
Thank you from an old lady! I turned off the circuit just to be safe and was able to grab the center stem. And now I know how to use the needle nose pliers if there is only the metal base left.
Thanks, the needle noses actually worked!
Great video - i had a completely broken small light bulb in a ceiling fan, and your suggestion with the needle nose totally worked! thanks again.
Thank you so much, u saved my life! :)
Thank you very much!! As an old lady with not much confidence in my handy woman skills, you taught me how to remove a shattered light bulb base from the socket! I did it all by myself!!!
Hey, yo Dino, love the vid's. I bet you're trip to have a beer with.
I am a female and am so grateful for this video which helped me remove a metal base (the glass had completely broken off) with needle-nose pliers from a socket. I rubbed soap on the new bulb hoping it will make it easy to remove next time!
"confronted..."
Thank you for this informative video. My husband was ready for a surgical removal with all his tools he readied to extract the remaining piece. He was dumbfounded when I was able to remove a broken bulb that had the flat filament exposed. After moving it back & forth, the bulb loosened and I was able to twist and remove it! I found your video very helpful!
Lol, the electric effect is a hard re-set of your brain. think one flew over the cuckoo's nest....you should be feeling well being...Thx
Really appreciate the video. Needle nose pliers worked great!
I tried for 1.5 to remove the broken light bulb, watched other videos, nothing helped.
This tip works, finely. Thanks!!!
I had difficulty removing a metal base stuck inside the ceiling light socket. Thanks to your helpful video, I could take it out with a needlenose plier. You got yourself a new UA-cam subscriber.
Great tips and demonstrations! Looked this up today for a bulb broke within the socket and didn't remember what to do. Didn't want to use my potato so the needle nose was a charm. Thanks and please continue making these videos...
Dino, thank you, you gave me the courage to try to remove the broken light bulk! After many months I now have a functioning light outside my back door.
This guy, Dino saved me a call to some handyman who would probably have overcharged me. I am 70 years old & didn't think I could do this myself--climbing up on a ladder to change out a broken lightbulb. I followed his instructions and voila! It worked. Thanks Dino!
OMG that 6 min hack with the base only helps so much. I bought a cheap bulb from Dollar Tree and the glass part was the only part to come off. I was pisses I tried all sorts of things but the way you did it made so much since. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. You're awesome. 😇
You are a lifesaver. I had struggled for about 20mins and finally took the broken bulb out after watching the video. Thank you.
4:40 Nothing left but the metal part…. needle nose pliers, only I couldn’t find my needle nose pliers. So, after attempting with just pliers, and pliers wrapped with sticky tape wrapped sticky side up , I improvised with regular pliers and an old sock. It worked!
I had almost given up. But your. idea inspired me to keep trying and also appreciated seeing the direction of the turn. Lefty loosely, righty tighty.
I had been doing it right, but when there was no movement from all my first attempts I started to question myself. Thank you!
Your clearly demonstrated, down to earth, practical, super well explained tips here have me subscribed and so thankful.
Thank You!!!
Thank you. I watched this and immediately took on the task. I was amazed how easy the job was once watching your video. Well done, sir.
Thanks so much for this info. This wasn't the first site I visited in my search for suggestions, and no matter what I tried, I couldn't remove a corroded outdoor light bulb that had broken off completely. After watching this video I crimped and crimped the metal collar till I could eventually pull it out. Screwed a new light bulb in, and it worked perfectly. Now I need to get some teflon or silicone spray so the base of the light bulb I just put in can be sprayed before it corrodes and gives me the same problem all over again.
Thank you so much! It's great that you put these type of "Public Service" videos up!
I'm so glad I found your video, I had two ceiling fans with Broken Bulbs in the socket and I thought I would have to replace the entire ceiling fan because I could not figure out how to remove the bulb. I was able to removed both with very little trouble wiggling back-and-forth as you showed in the video and it worked great thank you so much, and please keep posting these useful videos.
Thanks from up here in Arctic Canada, first of all for reminding me of the importance of turning off the electricity (i am not a smart man) and your lesson on using the needle-nose pliers when everything but the collar is broken off. It worked like a charm.
Thank you so much! I don't have needle nose pliers, just regular ones, but I was able to take out a broken lamp bulb by modifying your advice to fit. Great and helpful video 👌👌👍👍
thank you for helping me get out the base of that Edison bulb. It was kinda hard to get to, since it was over my kitchen sink, and I am a short 77 year old widow. i had to climb onto a step ladder and into the sink, then i had to climb out of the sink to go down stairs and turn off the breakers, back up stairs, back on the ladder and into the sink. after several attempts to loosen the hardware, i had to climb back out if the sink and get a bigger pair of plyers, back onto the step ladder and back into the sink and following instructions, it started to move! i can't thank you enough! your instructions saved this "old lady" a bunch of money. thank you so very much!
This is a life saver. Haven't had a porch light in nearly a month because maintenance is backed up at my place so I want to do it myself. Thanks so much!!!
I have been trying to remove a bulb for over a year now. Tried multiple things (potato, rubber bands, etc.) The open pliers worked perfectly for me. Thanks!
Thank you so much for making this video! It allowed me to take care of my broken lightbulb all by myself. It has been broken for months. Thanks again!
I dropped and broke several tiny bulbs for my Christmas Village houses and this video saved the day! I was able to safely remove the metal holding the broken glass using pliers. Thank you!
We have been trying to get the bathroom vanity lightbulb out to no avail. We watched your video and the needle nose pliers trick (spreading them out from the inside) saved the day. Thank you!
Thanks Dino! Used your needle nose pliers method and now I’m a superhero to my wife!
Hey Dino, hope you’re still around to see this.
Very helpful hints that I need right now- I searched for “How to fix...” and got ur vid. So glad u came up, because it is noted that u downloaded this 9 years ago. Trying later today; I’ll let u know the results.
This was the first time I had the filament left when the bulb broke. I was worried that it would break off in my hand. After watching your video, I was more confident. The back and forth worked like a charm and it did not break off. Thank you, very much. Female 52
This helped us a ton! My 13 year old climbed up there, followed your removal directions and installed a new bulb. Thanks!
Hi, your video has helped me immensely. I've been trying to remove the old bulb stems in two rooms, in vain. I came across this wonderful video of yours, packed with fun and real advice. And guess what? In a matter of minutes I managed to clear the old remnants and replace them with new bulbs. Hooray! We have light in the house again. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thank you, Dino! I finally managed to get that stuck oven light bulb out. The glass bulb broke off the base. The empty metal base was fused in the socket. I had to crimp the edges with needlenose pliers as you demonstrated. Your tips were invaluable. You can't imagine what a relief it is. Thanks again. Your channel deserves more sponsors!
Thank you for this video! Hubby is in the hospital and I broke the bulb and because of you I can fix it!
You're a life saver mate. I was losing my mind about a cross threaded cap that just wouldn't budge. Stuck through with the needle nose technique and eventually it just fell out!
Now to vacuum up all the crap that fell out..
Thanks man! In the past I've used the needle nose pliers by grabbing the side and being able to twist it, but with these little light bulbs it was just bending it. I never thought about just shoving the needle nose inside and opening them to twist it out. You're a lifesaver!
Good DIY fixers for situations that started off easy until the bulb broke. You saved me!!
thank you so much!!! I'd been waiting weeks for my husband to replace a bulb in a kitchen fixture, and when he didn't, I tried - that's when I saw it was broken! I searched on Amazon for a tool to remove that metal part, but none of them got very good reviews, so I googled and found your video! I went to my tool bench (yes, MINE), got a pair of needlenoses, and voilá! YOU helped me do it! :D
Thank you so much, my house is going on the market (for sale) TOMORROW and I had a couple bulbs in my light fixture die and then burst when I tried to get them out. I had to repair it ASAP so people didn’t think I had electrical issues!! Really appreciate your help!
Thank you so much!!! I tore off most of the base of a decorative bulb trying to get it out and thought the needle nose pliers pushed open wouldn't work, but I tried it and it did! Can't believe how fast I was able to get two broken bulb bases out with this method. I was about to sacrifice a potato. 👏
Your recommendation to twist it a bit in each direction really helped. Was able to get the bulb out of my oven and the new one in. Thanks Dino.
Thank you. This is excellent. I was at a loss how to remove a broken bulb from an above the range microwave over. Thanks to you I now know to use a needle nose pliers. Due to the severely confined space I need one with a bent tip. Thankfully my sister's old jewelry making kit had exactly what I needed and now I'm done.
Hi Dino! Thank you for all the examples on how to get broken bulbs out of sockets. I have two right now (different types) and I now feel confident on how to try to fix this. I'm still scared to do it, but I'll give it a try. One is in my bedroom overhead light (whole bulb stuck so looks like I'll have to break the glass and go from there), and the second one is in my oven. I've already shocked myself on that one trying to get the broken glass out (couldn't tell if the switch was on or off). With the power off, I tried getting it out using the internal bits, but they only pulled out of the base. So I figured I needed an electrician, but now I see the needle nose plier idea and will give that a try. Breaking the bedroom overhead bulb has me stressed... I think I will hold up a paper bag and tap it with a hammer so the glass doesn't get everywhere. Wish me luck!
grazie, thank you, arigato. I used the needle nose technique for my micro and it helped loosen the broken bulb. Once loosened I could unscrew it base. I've been trying to tackle this for months and you helped me fix it. Dino, you're a God send!
While I'd much rather you be here to remove it for me, I feel confident I can tackle the broken bulb in my bathroom now. 😉 Truly appreciate the effort you put into these different scenarios.
Thank you sooooo much! I had a broken bulb (broken from the base) stuck for 6 months and your method totally worked!
What a great guy - someone who would be good to know in "real life." Very clear, easy to understand instructions. Thank you so much!
Brilliant!! You saved a beautiful lamp! Thanks for making this video.
Fantastic! After 8 years of staring at a broken light bulb, I removed it in about 15 seconds using your trick of a glove and grabbing onto the central glass rod, which was all that remained of the bulb. Screwed off so easy I'm embarrassed it took me this long to do it. Thanks!
WOW! I love the idea of keeping a needle nose open.
Thank you for your wisdom and sharing it with everyone!