Change Eyeball Recessed Light Bulb

Take care not to damage.

Change eyeball recessed light bulb.

Position a ladder beneath the light bulb. How to replace eyeball lights step 1. The eyeball or gimbal fixture has spring loaded clips. Choose an eyeball trim for a larger spotlight or a pinhole trim for a more focused beam of light to highlight.

Place your ladder on level ground beneath the eyeball light. How to remove bulb from a small eyeball spotlight. Remove the screws. The first step to replacing these recessed lights is to remove the light bulb by simply unscrewing it from the socket.

Defeat this frustrating problem with a strip of duct tape. 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. Cut a 6 to 8 inch length. Adjust an eyeball trim until the light bulb points straight down toward the floor before removing the bulb.

To change a lightbulb in a recessed light wait until the bulb is cool before tearing off a strip of duct tape. 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. First turn off the switch and circuit breaker and remove the bulb.

First make sure the bulb is cool to the touch. Bulbs in baffle eyeball and open trims 1. Unless you re extraordinarily tall you ll probably need a step ladder for this project. Unscrew the wing nut that holds the base of the light in place and remove the socket photo 1.

Changing the light bulb and the trim can convert a recessed can light to a spotlight. Then snap the socket into the top of the eyeball shroud and push the eyeball trim up into the can photo 2. Changing a light bulb in a recessed ceiling fixture can drive you crazy. Be sure to use the type of bulb recommended on the label in the housing.

Gently slide the putty knife under the trim on the edge of the eyeball lighting socket. Switch off the power and secure the circuit panel.