Remove the screws.
Change eyeball recessed light bulb.
Gently slide the putty knife under the trim on the edge of the eyeball lighting socket.
Cut a 6 to 8 inch length.
How to remove bulb from a small eyeball spotlight.
Position a ladder beneath the light bulb.
First make sure the bulb is cool to the touch.
Then snap the socket into the top of the eyeball shroud and push the eyeball trim up into the can photo 2.
Choose an eyeball trim for a larger spotlight or a pinhole trim for a more focused beam of light to highlight.
Unscrew the wing nut that holds the base of the light in place and remove the socket photo 1.
Unless you re extraordinarily tall you ll probably need a step ladder for this project.
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.
How to replace eyeball lights step 1.
That s because there s very little space between the bulb and the trim ring making it impossible to get a firm grip on the bulb.
Changing a light bulb in a recessed ceiling fixture can drive you crazy.
Switch off the power and secure the circuit panel.
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.
Place your ladder on level ground beneath the eyeball light.
Bulbs in baffle eyeball and open trims 1.
Changing the light bulb and the trim can convert a recessed can light to a spotlight.
First turn off the switch and circuit breaker and remove the bulb.
Turn off the light switch to your baffle eyeball or open trim downlight.
Defeat this frustrating problem with a strip of duct tape.
Then fold the tape over on itself at both ends so you have handles to grip with a sticky part in the middle.
The eyeball or gimbal fixture has spring loaded clips.
Take care not to damage.
The first step to replacing these recessed lights is to remove the light bulb by simply unscrewing it from the socket.
