How to remove flush mount ceiling fixture?

[Greg Bernhardt]

I need to replace a light bulb. There is no side screw and it doesn't seem to easily rotate. Any ideas on how to remove it?

 

[Evo]

A hammer. I guarantee you that the instant you smash it, you will find the way to remove it that wasn't obvious at first.

 

[Evo]

Did you try pushing up on it and then tilting it?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Did you try pushing up on it and then tilting it?

You mean the inner glass part?

 

[zoobyshoe]

Some suggested solutions:

http://diy.stackexchange.com/questi...ve-a-flush-mounted-ceiling-light-fixture-dome

 

[Evo]

You mean the inner glass part?

Yes.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Yes.

It's pretty snug, doesn't budge at all

 

[Evo]

It's pretty snug, doesn't budge at all

Zooby posted some interesting solutions.

 

[russ_watters]

The glass spins: it is a bayonet type fitting. Unfortunately, yes, they get tight. While Evo's solution will certainly work, in seriousness, if you tap it counterclockwise on the edge with a rubber mallet, that should knock it free. The glass is pretty thick.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

The glass spins: it is a bayonet type fitting. Unfortunately, yes, they get tight. While Evo's solution will certainly work, in seriousness, if you tap it counterclockwise on the edge with a rubber mallet, that should knock it free. The glass is pretty thick.

Off to the hardware store tomorrow

 

[zoobyshoe]

Here's another site which demonstrates that this is a widespread problem:
http://technical.sabhlokcity.com/20...ittings-fixture-to-replace-change-light-bulb/

Light fixture companies are up to something weird when the average person can't see how to open the fixture to change the bulb. It's as if they're hoping the attempt to change the bulb will result in breaking the fixture so that you have to buy a new one.

 

[Borek]

I had the spring kind (like these described in the second Zooby's post). Springs were surprisingly strong, so I was always afraid of destroying whole thing. Luckily I mounted the fixture by myself, so I have seen it in the box and I knew what is inside and what to do. Even with that knowledge... every time the bulb went off it required some heavy cursing to replace it.

In the end we replaced it with a completely different kind, now replacing the bulbs is a breeze.