Professional Custom Lamp Holder Accessories Manufacturer

Replacing a lamp holder:

Push the cover back down the flex and screw it onto the lampholder.

1. Switch off the power at the consumer unit for the circuit concerned. If you have removable fuses at your consumer unit, switch off the power at the consumer unit and remove the fuse for this circuit. Or, in the case of a table lamp, switch off and remove the plug from the power supply.

2. Unscrew the fitting to expose the separate components. The construction of metal and plastic ones is a little different as you will notice from the pictures.

3. Feed the top cover (and retaining pieces in the case of the metal fitting) over the flex and push them along out of the way.

4. Note the length required for the conductors to reach their terminals, then strip and prepare the flex. More detailed information can be found in our Stripping and Preparing Flex article.

5. Using a pair of side cutters, cut back the outer sheath of the flex accordingly and trim off the excess.

6. Separate the conductors and strip the insulation of each back by about 1/2". Twist together the separate filaments of each.

7. Connect the brown (live) to one terminal and secure with the retaining screw.

8. Connect the blue (neutral) to the other terminal and secure with the retaining screw.

9. Make sure that both are fed round the supports which prevent strain on the connections.