How do you remove a light bulb that has shattered? And what could have caused this?

About a week ago, our outside light went out, so I changed it. When I went to turn the new light on, it worked for about a minute, then went out. My husband turned the switch off and when he went to take it out of the fixture, the bulb broke in his hands. How do we remove the rest of the bulb from the fixture? And what is causing the light to not work?How do you remove a light bulb that has shattered? And what could have caused this?Before you do anything turn the power off at the breakers. Some times the lights switch just turns off the neutral side so you will still have a hot wire at the light. Take a pair of pliers and gently twist the center of the light bulb. If that doesn't work you can try the old trick of taking half a potato and shoving it in the broken bulb and then twist it out. As for why it burns out so quickly. Sometimes the power coming into your house can be on the high side making bulbs burn out. But this should be happening with more bulbs than that one. So check in the socket and make sure the tang at the bottom is not pushed far down into the socket. If it is lift it up a little. When its down to low it can cause arcing which make more heat and shortens the life of the bulb. When you install the new bulb just screw it in lightly and don't tighten it to much.How do you remove a light bulb that has shattered? And what could have caused this?#1 : Make sure the power is off.

#2 : Use a pair of pliers (needle nose easier) to work on the metal base of the bulb.How do you remove a light bulb that has shattered? And what could have caused this?Use half of a potatoe to press onto the broken bulb and turn it safely.



It may have just been a faulty bulb that went ou so quickly after putting it in. Odds are, that's why it came apart.How do you remove a light bulb that has shattered? And what could have caused this?Remove the fuse or turn off the breaker for that circuit so there's no power to the socket. You can then use a pliers to turn the remaining base.



As a lifelong paranoid, I'd still pull out the voltmeter to be sure its not live before I touched anything.



You're right, there would seem to be something amiss. Once the bulb's out, inspect the socket. My first guess would be that the socket itself has broken.How do you remove a light bulb that has shattered? And what could have caused this?you might have an electrical short somewhere or perhaps it was a bad bulb.



Take a potatoe, cut it in half, and use it to get the rest of the bulb out. Oh, turn of the electricity to that light first!How do you remove a light bulb that has shattered? And what could have caused this?Make sure you have turned the light off, then cut a potato in half and stick the cut side into the broken glass, then twist it out, I am not sure why it did this maybe too high watt light bulb for the outletHow do you remove a light bulb that has shattered? And what could have caused this?My wife has been buying these generic light bulbs from Family Dollar lately. I've noticed that they don't last very long and when they do burn out, the glass is always loose from the metal base. So whenever I take it out, the glass is turning, but the metal base is not. Sometimes the glass breaks, comes off in my hand. I've never had these problems with bulbs until she got these cheap brands. I'd have to say that its just a cheap bulb, inferior. But make sure the power is off and turn it with needle nosed plier or regular pliers. Touching the metal on the side is safe. Its when you touch the metal on the side, with the metal dot in the center, with the power on, is a no no.How do you remove a light bulb that has shattered? And what could have caused this?Hi, to get the light bulb out get a potato, cut it in half and wedge it into the broken light bulb and turn, this will save your hands, i really don't have a answer why the light bulb won't work but i do know that the potato will work on a broken bulb......take care!How do you remove a light bulb that has shattered? And what could have caused this?I have no idea what is causing the bulb to break may be it is old but to get it out with out cutting yourself use a sponge just cover the broken with the sponge and twist the top and it will come out.