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 ...

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 ...

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 favorite ...

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 ...

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 ...