Incandescent light bulbs are known to occasionally shatter in their fixtures—and when they do, it’s both difficult and dangerous to extract the bulb’s threaded base from the socket. Bits of broken ...

Have you ever struggled to remove a shattered lightbulb from its socket? BobVila.com has three methods of extracting a broken bulb. Before attempting any of these techniques, disconnect the power ...

Among things that frustrate: A hangnail; a pen that doesn't write; sealing a check in an envelope and then remembering you forgot to sign it -- and the bulb is broken off in the socket of your ...

Ever try to change a lightbulb only to find it's broken? If you have nothing to grasp onto, how will you get it out? Luckily your light fixture or lamp doesn't have to be rendered useless. Lighting ...

Q: I recently purchased some lithium grease to lubricate the light bulbs in the home because they are very difficult to remove once burned out. However, this creates an odor when the lights are left ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Expert handyman Sean Buino tackles the myth, ...

Among things that frustrate: A hangnail; a pen that doesn't write; sealing a check in an envelope and then remembering you forgot to sign it -- and the bulb is broken off in the socket of your ...