Hack For Removing Stubborn Glass Domes From Overhead Lights & Ceiling Fans!
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- čas přidán 7. 02. 2016
- This video demonstrates a pretty clever and original little "hack" I came up with for replacing light bulbs on light fixtures with really stubborn (to remove) glass domes on them. Worked like a charm!!
I had a couple of bulbs burn out in this style of light and had a real challenge simply removing the twist off glass domes from these fixtures just to change out the bulbs!! I scoured the internet looking for a solution but only found more people experiencing the same frustration!! I found one suggestion that thought was promising (using a rubber glove or jar opener to give you more grip), but even that didn't work for me.
After much thought, I came up with this idea myself and... it worked like a charm!! Hopefully you will find this clever little hack I came up with helpful too! Please LIKE and SHARE this video for me!! I would appreciate it!! - Jak na to + styl
mine has been out for 2 years - so, I guess this is the support group. Thanks for posting. Going to try it tongiht
I agree support group
Did it work?
Well I just broke mine, tried to gently nudge between the glass and the holder with a screwdriver. It broke…barely touched it. It’s been out forever, guess I should have left it alone.
Same lol
there should be an award for helpful youtubes because you'd be in the top ten.
How many CZcamsrs does it take to change a lightbulb?? lol
LOL!!! Apparently quite a few of us, Doug!! LOL!!! ;)
apparently close to 500,000.
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It's designed so poorly I can't believe I actually had to find videos on how to do this...
Yes, it absolutely is designed poorly. But at least now you have this little hack to overcome the design flaw! :)
Same at my house. The Designer of these is super stupid. They didn't finish middle school. Their idea was an accident of history!
Same
i rebuild those things to make them more efficient
I recommend the harbor breeze cobra it’s way better and looks way better
*Great unit that’s easy to install and use. It’s relatively quiet compared to window units and **Fastly.Cool** , and it cools down our whole living room, side room and bathroom; which is a large space for any unit to cool.*
Do you sell these ceiling fans?
I cannot thank you enough for this video! It’s been four days of trying all kinds of different ways to remove that stupid glass dome and my house is on the market to sell and it really needs the light bulb changed! I have a contractor over today and I just happened to click on this video, and the two of us watched it and tried it together. It worked! You are my hero!
I tried your idea and still could not get the glass to budge. So I got a few C clamps, attached them to the duct tape, and put a small wood pole through them. This gave me lots of added torque, and the glass came off with that extra help. Thanks for putting me onto the path to getting this solved.
OMG!!!!! Ok, so I have had this same issue for (don't judge) over 15 years!!!!! 😂 My late husband and I had no idea it twisted off. He told me that we would have to take apart the entire unit to change the bulb. Mind you, the light never worked from the day we bought it (hence 15 years ago) and we got it as a display model super cheap so we thought we got it cheap because the light didn't work 😂 So we just came to terms with the fact it didn't work. So, my husband passed 3 years ago so I have been doing things myself. So I decided I was determined to figure it out. That's when I came across your video. Since I'm alone, I couldn't quite do it myself, but I was determined!!! I put the 2 tabs on the globe like u said and used extra duck tape to reinforce the tabs so all was connected. I then just did quick little jerking turns to the left and it came off in like 5 seconds!!!!! Come to find out, there weren't even any bulbs in there to begin with 😂 That's why the light wasn't working lol... So now I'll go get some bulbs and finally have light above my island. THANK YOU SO MUCH FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!!!!!!!!
OMG THIS IS HILARIOUS 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣something I would do if left on my own!! My condolences but TY so much for the laughs😅All the best and much love to you💖
I struggled with the dome, because I'm just as stubborn ,before conceding defeat and called out for my husband over and over. Then I remembered he's not going to answer because I lost him in January. I'm just so used to having him fix crap I've damn near broken, I literally forgot he's gone lol
I'm glad I found this video, I'm going to buy some tape tomorrow and try it out. I'm either changing this bulb or buying a lamp.
Another satisfied customer! My son was helping me and declared "This is never gonna wor...", I just smiled and said "Now that I got the dome off, you can do the rest...". THAT was a great life hack, well done!
Awesome!! Thanks so much!! I am thrilled that this little hack is actually helping people!! Now I don't feel so dumb for not being able to change a stupid light bulb for over a year!! LOL!!! #thestruggleisreal
@@joshnieten2631We should not feel bad at all after reading the comment about 15years😅but NO Judgement at all it’s all love! But really TY so much for the video😍🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽
I don't even write CZcams comments but I have to say, this was a great help! When watching I was like "there's no way a little duct tape will work for taking the dome off..." Boy, was I wrong. Such a simple, easy little hack and it worked like a charm! Thanks!
OMG. WhAt an easy Hack!!! I laughed when I saw this video!! But the joke was on me IT WORKED so easy!! I’m a 70 year old woman. Thank you so much!!!!
haha worked for me too and I am also a 70-year-old lady!
THANK YOU, SIR! You have saved my husband and I from going crazy! All of the light fixtures in our apartment are those frustrating dome lights, and we've been battling with them the entire time we've lived here! Thank you thank you thank you! Worked like a charm!
Thank you for this. If I didn’t find this video, my next step was to smash the dam thing.
That's where I'm at now lol
Here I am again 2 years later🤬
Sounds like me😆
who's idea was to make this freaking difficult
The Chinese factory that made them
Okay, so I don't usually comment on videos but YOU my good sir are a friggin' GENIUS. My bathroom has been light-less for about a month and I was desperate. I went to the store immediately after watching your video to buy some duct tape and I asked one of the employees if they knew another way to unscrew the lamp. They practically laughed at me when I told them that it didn't have a screw piece in the bottom and it didn't have screws around the base, assuming I probably "missed them". I even "snapchatted" the whole ordeal with my best friend. What I'm trying to say with this very long story is THANK YOU! :)
Thank you so much for the kind words Gabriela! I am thrilled this hack worked for you!! I know my wife was DYING not having our light working for a OVER A YEAR in our kitchen!!! Although... I am the primary cook in the family. ;) Still... It was KILLING me not being able to figure out a way to get that sucker open!!
@dbltrplx Heard that!
As one of the earlier commenters stated, YOU ARE A FRIGGIN' GENIUS! I was ready to dump my $300 ceiling fan and buy a cheap one at Lowe's. Instead, I bought a $10 roll of 3M Super Tough Duct Tape, made the flaps as you did, and with all my might, pulled the tabs and the globe came off! THANK YOU!!!!!
3 years later and we still faced the same problem. Your solution saved us!
I don't usually comment a whole lot on CZcams, but after dealing with the weeks of hell of trying to change the lightbulb (something that should be as easy as slicing bread) on my dome light, I want to thank you for your video. After trying to get the dome off my light trying just about everything, I saw your video and gave you trick a try. It worked brilliantly! Thanks for the tip.
thank you so much. I have been struggling with this problem for over a year. My wife found your video on CZcams and used clean old duct tape. I was really surprised how easily she removed the Dome.
I am so thrilled that this is helping so many people!! I too struggled with getting this globe off for well over a year before this solution came to me!! What a hassle, right?? I could not believe how easy it came off once I attempted it!! I was actually slightly annoyed with myself for not thinking of this sooner!! LOL!!!
Dude! You are our hero! We have been in the same boat with a light fixture on our upstairs landing and could not get it to budge! You are a life saver! My husband was able to get it unscrewed on the first twist! Thank you for posting this!!
I just smashed mine with a hammer...
LOL!!!! I can definitely relate to that feeling!! ;)
Me too!
Exactly what i am about to do if this doesnt work!!!
That’s what my moms about to do!! Lmao
Me TOO!! It really pissed me off!! Hammer made me feel better. But the TAPE IDEA Really works.
Thanks so much, Josh Nieten! This was a brilliant idea - no pun intended ;) I just used regular Duct brand tape, but I made the length of each of the sides that adhere to the glass approx. 5" long, to get more grip. I also saw another video by Ngoc Nguyen where he sprays the seam with soapy water then taps the glass dome with a rubber mallet. His whole idea was great too, but I wanted to try the less messy way, so I left out the soapy water and combined both your ideas: I used the “tape tabs” that you created, to make pull handles on the glass; I used his idea of tapping at the dome to vibrate it loose before trying to unscrew it to loosen the bond. Instead of a mallet, I just used the pinky side of my fist to tap upward on the edge of the dome, around the whole perimeter where both pieces join, to loosen the two pieces. As I could use my fist (vs. a mallet) I felt I had a lot of control and wouldn’t tap too hard. Your pull-tabs and Ngoc’s tapping idea worked beautifully together! It loosened really easily. So thanks to both of you!!! Here are my own added tips: before putting the dome back on: 1) replace ALL bulbs with NEW BULBS!!!! to minimize the need for future changing 2) lube the whole area where the two parts join with some Vaseline. Hopefully the next time it will be even easier!! Thanks again ☺ Also, the Duct tape left no residue at all!!! No clean up necessary. Do vacuum afterward though as the glass dome raw edge creates tiny glass shards when you unscrew it. Some safety goggles to keep the glass out of your eyes is a really smart idea too - Ngoc's idea!!
Josh- THANK YOU SOOO MUCH! I have a client with a light like the one in the video, up on a 15' ceiling. I made two previous trips to try and get that puppy unstuck with no luck. I tried suction cups on the second attempt, but they weren't flexible enough to grab the dome. I was at wits end when I saw your video this morning. It worked! First try I couldn't get the tape to stick well enough, but after wiping the dome with an alcohol wipe, tape stuck. I then tapped around the edges of the metal base with a rubber handled pair of pliers (using the handles, not the head to tap) and gave it a twist. Off it came! I added a dab of Vaseline around both the edges of the glass and the frame to make life a little easier next time I have to go up on that 10' ladder. So, thanks again.
You sir, are a life saver. I have a Minka Aire ceilling fan that has had a blown lightbulb for the better part of a year. I was about nine seconds from smashing it with a hammer before I watched this video. I went to Home Depot, bought some Gorilla Tape, and the sucker came off on the first try. When I say I have been trying everything possible (tapping it around the edge, heating it, cooling it off, etc), I mean everything. THANK YOU for saving my light and maybe even my marriage.
had a good laugh with the last line lol
This man is a legend. Thank you for saving me from cleaning up broken glass. I can't believe how easy this was.
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Ok so after you explained how the dome was attached, I was able to twist the dome off in like two minutes! Great advice about not applying too much pressure. You’re a genius!
I did something similar, just wrapped the piece of duck tape around a third of the dome and just pulled counter clockwise. Came right out. You gave me the idea, it was out bedroom light and it’s been out for months!
I tried to clean the dome with everything suggested but no luck. The tape would not stick. So I tried wrapping it around the top of the dome and just pulling and 2 seconds later it turned and came right out! Thank you everyone!!
Absolute genius. I'd been struggling with a ceiling fan glass dome for years. This worked perfectly. It was ridiculous how little turning pressure was required. A baby could have popped that thing off using this trick. Thank you.
This didn’t work at first for me. Even powerful tape kept pulling off, and the metal holding the dome kept spinning, too. Two additional tricks made this work for me. 1) Added two MORE perpendicular straps of tape over each piece, to reinforce the hold against the glass. (Looked like a latttice pie top when I was done.) 2) Set up a second step ladder and had a second person hold the metal (that the dome screws into) in place while I, pretty aggressively, jiggle-spun the reinforced tabs counter-clockwise. About 30 seconds of that did the trick. SO SATISFYING after an hour of failed approaches! Thanks for this vid!
Worked great for me. The one adjustment I made was to put a tab on the housing above the light cover and pull them in opposite directions. Good thing my wife was there (thanks Deborah!)... she caught the globe when it popped off and fell toward the bed frame.
Oh WOW!!! That is a GREAT idea!!! Thanks for that additional innovation there Terry!! That would allow you to turn the globe with one hand and keep the fan from spinning with the other hand!! Thanks for making this hack even BETTER!!! Great discovery!!!
I’m trying this right now! I think that’s such a great idea to put one of the duck tape tabs on the top and then one of the duck tape tabs on the Dome wish me luck lol I’ll let you know if it really works
Im about to try it right now. I’m going to make a wrist bracelet for the globe “ handle”. Like a Wii controller! That way it’ll be attached to me if it starts to fly off!
Josh.. you are a genius and thanks for posting this hack. I've been trying for a week to remove an Emerson outdoor ceiling fan dome cover with no luck. I found your video and within seconds the cover was off. Thanks so much
Thank you, John! My ceiling fan light went out yesterday. After watching your video, I simply turned the globe counterclockwise gently and it came off easily. I didn't need the tape at all. Took 5 minutes...thanks again!
THANK YOU!!!! After hours of trying to figure out how to get the glass off, I found this video! I couldn't get the tape to stick to the glass so we wound it around my sons hand and did it that way and it worked. Yay!
Exactly one year after you post, I needed and found this video.
Brilliant idea!
I used "color" duct tape (white) which was strong enough, however, I folded down one small corner of each strip so it was easier to remove afterwards.
It worked!
Thank you!
This worked like a charm. I had even unscrewed the fixture from the threaded rod so it was just hanging by the wires and could not get it back on because the nut for the threaded rod is inside the the glass dome. I duct taped the fixture back to the fan in 4 locations around the outside and then taped on the two tabs and held the fan blades from turning with my head and it came right off with just a slight twist. Awesome video...thank you for the tip!
It worked! Once we had someone to hold the fixture and someone to turn the duct tape, it came right off. Thank you!
Thank you. I have been trying to figure this out for some time. It worked like a charm. Now to buy the new bulbs and put it back together again. Thank you once again.
You are so welcome!! I know, right?? Like I said in the vid, I could not get this thing off for over a YEAR!!! It was ridiculous!! And then somehow this idea just randomly came to me!! Thanks for enjoying and for leaving a comment!! :)
My year of darkness just ended thanks to your video
I'm so glad!! It's AMAZING how many people are having the same exact problem I was having!! So glad this is helping people!! Such a ridiculously frustrating nuisance to have a bulb go out and not be able to change it!! Especially when it's in your kitchen and it's out for over a YEAR like me!! UGH!! My wife was SO happy to have this fixed finally!! :)
Sir.. Sir!! This worked! Thank you for this video!!! 7 years and still helping people!
This is brilliant! We had THREE fixtures in the condo I we bought about a year ago with these sticky globes. When the first one went, we had an electrician out to replace the whole fixture ( we wanted to replace it anyway). When the second one went a couple of days ago, I knew there had to be a way to do this. I'm glad I found your video and your simple but smart and effective hack.Thank you !
Thank you, Sir, for posting this video. This hack saved the day! Genius! I used electrical tape because that's all I had available. I also put extra tape strips crosswise on each side just for some additional grip/reinforcement since I was using the narrower electrical tape. The globe was a bit frozen at first, but I kept firmly turning and managed to get it loosened.
I, too, put off changing my light because the last time I tried, I broke the globe and it cost me $30 to replace it! Your idea worked like a charm with the added benefit that the tabs give you something solid to hold onto. I made the tabs nice and big because I didn't want it to slip out of my hands. Thanks for this great idea!
You are BRILLIANT, THANK YOU!! I don't know how long it's been, or how many times I have looked for a hack online. Your solution did not work alone, I had to use one tab while tapping the glass with a rubber mallet and rotating. Phew! I can see again.
I totally agree with Gabriela -- Josh, you're an inventive genius! I can't tell you how frustrating it has been because our upstairs is outfitted with several of these covers, and when the lights burned out, I discovered that the covers were stuck. Like ford Fan01 I ended up smashing one with a hammer a few months ago, because I simply couldn't get it loose. Josh's idea worked on the other ones...instantly! thanks for posting, you did good! Jim
Awe... thank you so much!! I'm just thrilled that this is helping so many people!! Now I don't feel like a moron for not being able to change a light bulb for over a YEAR!! LOL!! #redemption ;)
Thank you! I was totally frustrated (ready to break the glass) until I found this. Awesome fix!
I have not been able to use my light for 5 years since no one could figure out how to get the thing apart! I used to bet every guy that came over that he couldn't figure it out and not one could lol! Finally I have a working light in my living room! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Now I can win my own competition lol
Wow...thank you so much for making this. I've been a mechanic for 23 yrs and this drove me nuts.
DUDE. I’ve been trying to get my light off for two years and gave up, but came across this video and it WORKED. You’re a lifesaver!!!!!!!
We have 2 ceiling fans in one of our bedrooms. One the domes came off, no problem. The other was so jammed onto the fan we had to use the Gorilla Tape and pipe wrench trick. It still required a LOT of force to remove. Thanks so much for the tip!
Dude this was a brilliant idea.
It just helped me out so much, the thing wouldn't come off since I'd apply upward pressure using just my hands, but with the tape I was able to twist and pull down at the same time which allowed it to spin freely.
Totally worked! Thank you!!
Thought I was going to die falling down the stairwell trying to get this thing off! Genius!
Thank you! I was ready to take the assembly apart, but after checking CZcams, ....this video saved me a ton of unecessary work! Thanks a million!
I’ve seen lots of hacks for lots of things but this one was super smart and super easy and totally worked. I have an engineering background and this is brilliant. Some of the other videos for this problem involve jamming a screwdriver but this is definitely most effective if the sticky gloves don’t work.
Have another upvote, my friend. I was thinking about getting a super-sized suction cup that would have done similar, but your method (with Gorilla Tape) worked awesomely.
Thank you!!! This worked PERFECTLY! My electrician dad was so impressed.
i barley give comments but give this guy a noble prize! cant believe it actually worked! cheers pal!
Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to find a hit during my google search for some solutions for the craptacular ceiling fixture the lot of us seem to have. Digging out the duct tape and hoping the universe will be kind to me 🤞🏼
Great tip. This helped me when I had a really stuck one.
Thank you!!! Before I watched your video, changing the ceiling fan bulb took all day, if I was lucky. you've just made my life a lot better.
Awesome!! This hack has changed my life as well!! I'll never have to struggle with these globes again!! :)
Dude!! You are a genius!! We were trying to get the dome off for 30 minutes before we watched your video and your technique worked like a charm!
I could not believe that this actually worked! I have tried to get the dome off, my friends had tried to get the dome off, nobody could do it. Someone told me to spray silicone along the inside of the rim and see if that would help. Made no difference. When I mentioned my problem to my daughter, she found your CZcams video and sent me the link. I could not find the T-Rex tape at Home Depot so I bought Gorilla Tape. It would not stick, so I thought maybe there was silicone residue on the dome. I cleaned it with several different cleansers, but the tape just fell off. I went online and found that Wal-Mart carries T-Rex, so I returned the Gorilla tape and got the T-Rex tape. Again I tried your method but the tape was pretty much falling off. So I cleaned the dome again with Bon Ami and that still did not help. I finally cleaned it with alcohol. After that, the tape held. With a lot of effort, I could not believe it but the dome finally came loose! THANK you thank you!!
Awesome!! So glad this tip is helping so many other folks! Thanks for sharing your success story!! I'm so glad this worked for you!! 😊
This hack works with crappy tape too! Great video!
Brandon Kohn 😂😂
You sir, are a genius!! Worked like a charm and like others, have been living without this light in my fan for months!! Thank you so much!!!
Josh - BRAVO! You are incredibly clever!1 I went and bought Gorilla Tape - Attached it to the light dome (which has been out a year) and BINGO!!!!!! It brilliantly worked!! THANK YOU!! A single female who manages on her own!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
We ended up having to remove the fixture and put gorilla tape all the way around but the tape was the trick!
Part of the problem was, there was excess glass were it had been formed. We could see were it was scratching the housing. A little bit of sanding to remove the extra glass bumps helped.
I didn’t even know the model of this fan so I just typed can’t open fan dome and here I am. I hate this fan. 😂
Was having trouble with my ceiling light. I found this video and tried this technique. It worked perfectly the first time. Thanks!
Awesome!!! So glad this helped you!! Thanks for sharing your success with me!
You my friend are a genius. I had been fighting with a similar fixture for months to no avail until I came across your video and tried your hack. It worked on the first try. THANK YOU!
Worked! Been struggling to figure this out for a while. Good ol duct tape :)' Thanks for sharing!
OMG, I bought a house that has these in every room, and 1 went out a month ago and it's still out. This was the only video that gave me some comfort, but I am ready to change them all out. Who made this light cover?
I tried a lot of other methods that I found on youtube, but none of them worked until I tried this trick. It worked perfectly and instantly. Thanks!!!
This actually worked! You’re a genius! I had to use quite a bit more tape, essentially made two ha dles crisscross across glass dome using approx 12” each, then had to secure the tape ends onto the dome using about 3” long cross pieces. I pulled down while turning counterclockwise like you said, and after a bit of tugging it came lose! Well done!
This worked like a charm. You should’ve seen our faces after trying your hack and opening it in 2 seconds. We’ve been trying to unscrew the dome for almost 2 days. Thank you!!
I may or may not use the tape, but now at least I see the inner workings of the dome. Thanks for posting this I wasn't even sure of that!
This worked like a charm even with 'regular' duct tape. Thanks!
Thanks Josh.... I really worked!!!
I had a same problem about removing a downrod from my Hunter ceiling fan due to red loctite. I didn't want to heat a loctite because I didn't want to melt motor windings. So I tried several times using screw driver through downrod holes and putting clamp on downrod-to-downrod coupler, and pulling it very hard, and I finally succeeded with lots of force. That fan was from a house that's now demolished, and I have videos of it on my channel. By the way, this fan looks to be Harbor Breeze Aero.
+The Channel of Random Ceiling Fans Good call! It is a Harbor Breeze! Yeah, aren't they frustrating? I really like the "streamlined" modern/minimalist look of these type of fixtures, but they are crazy challenging to get off. Or at least... they were until I figured this out. ;) Glad to hear another effective solution for removing these types of glass domes! I was just really pleased to have figured out a sort of inventive way to FINALLY get my glass dome off to change the bulb, especially since I ran into that same problem on two different light fixtures... so I just had to share my solution. I did all kinds of Googling to find a solution only to find that so many people were having the same problem!! Thanks for sharing!!
+Josh Nieten I also collect ceiling fans and have videos of ceiling fans that you can find on my channel.
El The Channel of Random Ceiling Fans
EUREKA ! ! It really does work; I have been trying for years, and I gave up until I saw this video. Thank you, Josh Nieten, for posting this video.
AWESOME! Your hack worked great. Took about 30 seconds with your trick... after I spent days on and off trying to get the dome off. Thank you!
Worked like a charm! I tried WD40, gloves, beating on it, nothing worked. The tape method spun it right off.
This saved my day! I was able to do it with packing tape.
YAY!! just this second tried this - very very stubborn light fixture pain in the ass would not come off, no way no how and after watching, I made my husband watch and he hated me for making him because he is a man and men do not like to do research or read instructions but I held my ground and he watched most of it AND IT WORKED SO WE THINK YOU'RE A GENIUS!! WOOT!!!!!!!!
This is perfection! I didn't have any duct tape so I used heavy duty velcro. Worked like a charm. Thank you!
THANK YOU IVE HAD NO LIGHT IN MY KITCHEN FOR DAAAYS
This is a GREAT idea, although I couldn't get it to work myself. Sounds like I need to purchase the T-Rex duct tape, or call in the troops - son, cousins, etc. I will show them your hack, prior to them becoming as frustrated as myself. The engineer that designed these light fixtures should be fired. And how did the design ever get beyond quality control?
I have a similar light fixture in my kitchen. The bulb blew out months ago and I am unable to remove the dome to change bulb. By chance I decided to google and found this video and now I hope and pray it becomes the answer to my dark eating area of my kitchen. Thanks!
BLESS YOU! BLESS YOU! WE didn't use duct tape but we did use scotch packing tape. I folded a tiny bit on the end of each piece of tape and, after cleaning everything and reassembling, we were able to get the tape off easily. Without it we were in such frustration! My husband said to say thank you for taking the time to videotape this method. We would have had to hire our electrician to do it for us. God bless you, again.
George and Vicki :)
Awe... thank you so much! I am so glad this worked for you guys!! You are so very welcome!! :)
Thank you so much! I loathe evertime my light goes out in my bathroom! Not anymore now though!
aha! WD40 and rubber gloves did the trick! ours turned counterclockwise!
Thank you!! this was amazing - it worked even with some basic duct tape. I made the flaps longer to combat the under stickyness but your idea was fantastic! Thank you for going through the effort to share it!!
Thank you so much for this hack!! I tried all other youtube hacks and nothing worked. Your hack is brilliant! After 2 years of the light going out I will finally get some light in the room. It worked perfectly! Thank you!
You are so welcome!! Aren't these fixtures frustrating?? Glad this solution worked for you!! :)
Thanks so much. This saved me from putting a hit on the numbnut that came up with this idiotic design.
LOL!!! I know how you feel!! I am thrilled that this worked for you!!
I found I had to pound the dome with a rubber mallet, all around the edges. Suddenly it came loose. Evidently there was this rusty corrosion in the metal channels under the dome. I can't see how it would come out without breaking it loose from this corrosion. I sandpapered out the crud and also lithium greased the mating surfaces before reinstalling. Good luck to all.
My husband gave up trying to remove the dome. It was a few months later when the bulbs went dead, so I tried doing it myself. Wouldn't budge and was frustrated until I found your hack. Used the duct tape and a spray of water around the edge. Came off after the second attempt. Thanks Josh!
Awesome!! I am so glad this helped you! You are so welcome!! :)
thanks for this! in the house we bought, it came.e with these fixtures and when I googled it, your video came up first. this is a great tip.
You are so welcome! I am thrilled that this helped you!! :)
Use red rubber plumbers helper to grip the dome It will allow you to pull DOWN as well as to unscrew. Use one hand with the helper and the other to keep the fixture from rotating. Works like a charm. No mess, no bother. Re-install in reverse with the helper.
Great additional tip, Alfred! Thanks for sharing that!
Regular duct tape did not work. Bought some T-Rex tape, and voila! Thanks for the tip.
You are so welcome! Glad it worked for you! :)
wow. I just used this hack and it worked perfectly first time. Huge thanks I've been trying to remove our glass on a ceiling fan for over an hour.
You, sir, are a genius. Had to clean the globe with rubbibg alcohol, but once I did, the Gorilla tape worked like a charm. Thanks for posting this!
Looks great, and with a brighter bulb installed that’s all the light you need. czcams.com/users/postUgkxWF88GpljEn-0o34vtLFazEQ5h5Q33SjU As far as ease of installation- this was my first ceiling fan and it took about 3 hours because I had no idea what I was doing and also it’s helpful to have a second set of hands and a magnetic drill bit. Works great.