How To Repair A Table Lamp or Floor Lamp
article by Jim Hoyle

How To Repair A Table Lamp or Floor Lamp ? Sorry for any disappointment but we strongly suggest that YOU DO NOT DO THIS LAMP REPAIR YOURSELF unless you are experienced and qualified. If you are qualified and experienced then no further instructions should be necessary.

There are just too many variables and too much to risk. Today there are many new socket configurations and many electrical cord types among numerous other issues to take into account. You cannot simply connect an electrical cord to two socket screws and expect it to be safe. It simply makes more sense to have this type of repair done at a professional lamp shop that specializes in lamp repairs.

All of the lamp repair companies that we are familiar with do repairs at a very nominal charge and consider lamp repairs almost a loss leader service just to get people in their store. You will likely find that a lamp repair shop will do the work for less than what it costs you in travel expenses and for parts.

We sell lamp parts in our brick and mortar store and it is very common to see a customer return 2-3 times to get an additional lamp part that they later determined was necessary to complete their lamp repair. By the time they completed the repair they could have paid us to repair 3 lamps.

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- Jim Hoyle

Biography: Since 1979 Jim Hoyle has owned and operated Lamp Shades & Lamps Outlet  http://www.hoylelamps.com/  North Carolina's Most Exclusive Unique Lamps and Lamp Shades. Jim designs and manufactures fine cast metal table lamps and floor lamps and collects, buys, sells, repairs, rewires, restores, refinishes and appraises antique lamps from special acquisitions and estates worldwide. His company also specializes in lamp and home decor factory buyouts and warehouse closings. Comments and questions are answered personally. The company website contains a wealth of free information about antique lamps, shades and lighting.

Visit his lamp shop and store at 2233 East Main Street, Lincolnton, North Carolina about 25 minutes from Charlotte.

We do everything for lamps, shades and chandeliers - buy, sell, repair, restore, rewire, refinish, lamp appraisals.