David Combs wrote:

In these sunken-into-the-ceiling "cans" into which
you screw-in light-bulbs (not much grip-room around
the sides), a (burnt-out) (indoor flood) can be darn near
*impossible* to unscrew, at least without breaking the bulb.

QUESTION 1: hints and tricks on (safely) unscrewing the
things -- including the small 2or3-inch-across ones too.

And, what about the rubber press-on (causing vacuum seal)
kits like they sell at HD? Do they actually work?
QUESTION 2: might it be a question of the *quality* of
the socket (material)? (Ours came from HD!)

Do these things come in different quality, different
materials? (Aluminum vs aluminum-coated-with-something vs
maybe copper?)

QUESTION3: short of that (could be expensive?, difficult
to do?), is there some kind of a (conducting, of course)
lubricant than can sprayed or rubbed onto either the
socket inner-surface or the bulb screw?


Thanks!

David




I just use squalene ("nose oil").

Rubbing the threaded part of the bulb against the side of your nose will
transfer enough squalene to it to prevent it galling and sticking.

The same stuff works pretty well to ease dry chapped lips in the
wintertime. just rub a fingertip on the side of your nose and tramsfer
the oil to your lips.

Honest.

Jeff

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