Change Eyeball Recessed Light Bulb

Choose an eyeball trim for a larger spotlight or a pinhole trim for a more focused beam of light to highlight.

Change eyeball recessed light bulb.

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. The eyeball or gimbal fixture has spring loaded clips. How to remove bulb from a small eyeball spotlight. Switch off the power and secure the circuit panel.

Be sure to use the type of bulb recommended on the label in the housing. Bulbs in baffle eyeball and open trims 1. First turn off the switch and circuit breaker and remove the bulb. First make sure the bulb is cool to the touch.

Unless you re extraordinarily tall you ll probably need a step ladder for this project. There s all different types of these lights if this isn t the one you have keep searching for the right vi. The first step to replacing these recessed lights is to remove the light bulb by simply unscrewing it from the socket. How to replace eyeball lights step 1.

Then snap the socket into the top of the eyeball shroud and push the eyeball trim up into the can photo 2. Cut a 6 to 8 inch length. 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.

Adjust an eyeball trim until the light bulb points straight down toward the floor before removing the bulb. Position a ladder beneath the light bulb. Place your ladder on level ground beneath the eyeball light. 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. To change a lightbulb in a recessed light wait until the bulb is cool before tearing off a strip of duct tape. Turn off the light switch to your baffle eyeball or open trim downlight. Gently slide the putty knife under the trim on the edge of the eyeball lighting socket.

Take care not to damage. Remove the screws.