How do I open this light fixture?
July 11, 2010 5:41 PM   Subscribe

How do I change the lightbulb inside this light fixture? It has no obvious fasteners or screws. I tried twisting it, but it's not really budging in a reassuring way. I'm staying at a rented beach house, and I am extremely leery of using undue force.

Please help! It's in the bathroom, and my kids don't like to poop in the dark.
posted by popechunk to Home & Garden (5 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
Are you twisting the glass or the fixture itself?
posted by Pope Guilty at 5:47 PM on July 11, 2010


Best answer: We have this style. It's just the glass you want to twist. Righty tighty, lefty loosy.
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 5:51 PM on July 11, 2010


Or try pressing up on the glass part.
posted by mullacc at 5:55 PM on July 11, 2010


Or try turning counter-clockwise, which was the solution in this similar question.
posted by mullacc at 6:01 PM on July 11, 2010


Response by poster: ThatCanadianGirl had the right answer and gave me enough courage to twist a little harder, which worked.

Crazy twist at the end: the light bulb was fine, a breaker had tripped!

Thanks, all.
posted by popechunk at 6:03 PM on July 11, 2010 [1 favorite]


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