A typical tree lamp has three separate light fixtures attached to the center pole at varying heights. The design of the lamp allows you to turn on lights individually based on your lighting needs by twisting the knob located on the back of each fixture. With continual use, the knob turning the light off and on can break. The tree lamp socket is made with the switch on the bottom of the socket rather than on the side, and replacing the socket fixes the knob.
Instructions
1. Unplug your tree lamp from the wall outlet. Remove the light bulbs from the tree lamp to avoid breaking them as you repair the knob.
2. Remove the light shades from the fixtures on the tree lamp. Depending on the design and manufacturer of your tree lamp, you can screw the shades off counterclockwise or snap them off the fixture base.
3. Untwist the decorative locknut located on the back of the fixture. The twist knob on the back of the fixture threads through this locknut. Remove the locknut from the fixture to release the lamp socket.
4. Grasp the lamp socket inside the tree lamp fixture. Carefully pull the socket from the fixture to expose the two socket screws holding the two lamp wires to the base of the socket.
5. Loosen the socket screws on the base of the socket, and remove the two wires from beneath the socket screws. Discard the old tree lamp socket.
6. Install the two lamp wires underneath the two socket screws on the back of the replacement socket. Insert the twist knob on the new socket through the opening at the back of the fixture.
7. Thread the decorative locknut over the twist knob. Screw the locknut onto the threads of the new socket to secure the socket and knob to the tree lamp's fixture.
8. Replace the shade on the tree lamp fixture. Reinstall the tree lamp's light bulbs.
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