how do you change a spotlight lightbulb

bs0u0128

the ones where theyre in the ceiling with just a little metal rim and nothing hangong out from ceiling level

jockettuk

bs0u0128 wrote:

the ones where theyre in the ceiling with just a little metal rim and nothing hangong out from ceiling level

if its the same as mine then i have screw in bulbs.. just push a little and screw them out..

*flutterby*

if they are the halogen ones then...

Get your ladders out or sturdy chair!

look up at the light (obviously when they are off and let them cool down, they get VERY hot!)

you should see 2 little pieces of metal that are holding the bulb in place, this is inside the round metal disc which you see normally, pinch these together and pull this thin rim out

now the bulb should pull down a little bit allowing you to pull out the old bulb and just push your new bulb back in

I hope this all makes sense? It really is easy!

MartialArtMan

If they're the sort I'm thinking of then you should be able to see two little metal (probably metal coloured, i.e silver) bit's of wire flat up against what looks like the glass of the light. If you squeese the two pieces of metal towards each other then the metal ring should come out along with the bulb and holder. Unscrew the bulb and replace, push it all back in and replace the metal ring. Job done.

Hope that helps! It's actually quite hard to explain and it's been a while since I done it.

MartialArtMan

Just as flutterby said

annie-c

Thanks everybody. I'm down to the last spotlight in the kitchen beacsue of not knowing this ......