Help to replace bulb in Eichler globe
Hello,
My wife and I are proud new owners of a beautiful Eichler home in Sunnyvale and want to know how to replace bulbs in the globes. Help!@ :( !? Please e-mail recommendations to us directly at travantesATyahooDOTcom
-Travis
Congratulations on your new home and welcome to the Eichler community! I'll describe the lightbulb procedure based on my globe fixtures, I expect yours will be the same.
There's a metal plate that covers the top of the globe. There's likely a flat hexagonal nut on the top of the metal plate. It is usually finger tight.
1. Turn off the light switch (I do this so I don't startle myself when I connect the new bulb).
2. Loosen the nut so that the metal plate can be slid up the metal stem from which the light fixture hangs.
3. The globe hangs on a metal cross bar (3" x 6"?) that has "shoulders" molded into it to hold the edges of the globe opening.
a. Gently lift the globe slightly to free it from the shoulders of the cross bar.
b. Tilt the globe opening to allow one of the shoulders of the cross bar to come through the opening. Slide the globe off the other end to free the globe from the fixture.
4. Remove and replace the bulb. I recommend a long-life incandescent bulb or compact halogen light so you don't have to do this too often. (I use a 5year energy-saving compact florescent available at home depot).
Reassemble:
5. Angle the globe to insert one end of the crossbar, raise and tilt to slide in the other end.
6. Settle the globe opening so it is seated in the shoulders of the cross bar.
7. Slide the plate down to cover the globe opening then slide down the hexagonal nut onto the plate. Tighten finger-tight.
Don't know if you needed a step-by-step--ignore what you don't need.
BTW, I'd be curious what you find about the edges of the glass globe opening. Some of the ones in my house have ground edges (rather than the rolled edge you find on today's). Don't know if that's original or some long-ago homeowner's handyman fix.
Cheers.
Jake
Jake,
Thank you for the detailed reply, your info worked! The globe does not have a bevel...original then?
Have a great day.
Travis & Julie
:)
use a non-frost (clear) bulb 60 watts or less - as the globe itself provides the frosting!
also try 25 watt yellow party bulbs when you do a party - tres cul!
