Light bulb sockets these days.

Greg G · 2006-01-23T04:26:22+00:00

Am I imagining this, or is there something different about light bulbsockets or the threads on the bulbs themselves that makes them moredifficult to screw in, and especially remove, than they used to be?Are the threads made of a different, presumably cheaper, metal? Is itChina's fault? Being busy, I tend to let the chore of changing bulbs wait until Ifind my wife in a miner's helmet with a disapproving look on her face.So I change a few at a time. What a chore. Recessed fixtures can benearly impossible. Has anybody else noticed this? Any solutions?Greg Guarino

Jan 23, 2006 24 Replies

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Gazoo 20 years ago

I put a tiny bit of soap on the threads.

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Dr. Edmund M. Hayes 20 years ago

Bulbez woks great. I get mine from

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$4.00 and they DO NOT charge shipping. Get store.

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Mark 20 years ago

I just ordered some of this BulbEZ stuff also....it's due to arrive this Thursday....apparently, they were out of stock when my order was first placed. Glad to hear that it works great....looking forward to bulbs not sticking.

Mark

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Tomes 20 years ago

Thanks for the tip. I just ordered some. This is correct - 3.99 and no shipping nor tax. Cool. Tomes

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Stretch 20 years ago

"Then again you have Mexico, which is third world and seems determined to stay that way despite being located smack dab next to the richest nation on earth. Go figure. "

Mexico workers are now being replaced by cheaper workers form china. Go Figure that!

Stretch

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