How to Rewire a Vintage Lamp to Make it Safe Again!

Learn how to rewire a vintage lamp to make it safe and ready to use again as a beautiful piece of decor in your home!
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Timestamps:
02:32 Removing the Harp
02:51 Disassembling the 3 Way Socket
04:47 Removing the Old Wires
06:03 Discussing the Rewire Kit
06:44 Feeding the New Wires into the Lamp
08:03 Reassembling the Lamp
09:12 How to Identify Each Wire
09:32 Tying an Underwriter’s Knot
09:55 Attaching the Wires to the 3 Way Socket
11:11 Adding the Sleeve to the 3 Way Socket
11:33 Testing the Lamp
12:12 link how to makeover an old lamp
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[@marciegutgsell5124]

Your video was very helpful. Thank you!❤

[@thesimplehomeplace]

I'm so glad!

[@RoseMaryGriffith]

Thanks so much for the clear and easy to follow instructions. I bought a lamp kit from good old Amazon. The kit was fine, but the instructions were total rubbish! You saved the day.

[@thesimplehomeplace]

I agree, the kits don't help you out much. I'm so glad this video helped you!

[@Hjerte_Verke]

4:01 It is an older lamp socket but it is perfectly fine to use if it still works. It IS polarized but just doesn't have one brass and one silver screw. The neutral wire terminal is 180° opposite of the switch and has a triangular shape and the hot wire terminal is the other one (on most of these sockets). The hot wire terminal hangs lower and is slimmer on your lamp socket, just like it is the slender of the two spades on the plug end (the neutral spade on the plug is the one with a wider head).

[@Hjerte_Verke]

3:35 The socket can be split in two without tools. Look for the "PRESS" engraved into the top portion of the socket (it is usually adjacent to the switch knob). Put your thumb there and your index finger 180° opposite and gently squeeze. This will slightly deform the top and allow the "teeth" in the top half to disengage from the row of dimples stamped around the circumference of the base. It takes some Mom Strength to do it, or just use a thin screwdriver and pry at those two spots (where your thumb and index finger lie) and it will come apart.

[@xanderthecharmander8365]

What a beautiful lamp! I have a pair of vintage sconces and a vintage lamp that i need to rewire. This tutorial was super helpful.

[@thesimplehomeplace]

Thank you! I'm so glad this was helpful for you :)

[@tanyasanchez1742]

Thank you

[@sueagabian4675]

I really liked it. What about the washers and nuts at the bottom inside the base.

[@thesimplehomeplace]

I'm not sure which ones you're talking about. There weren't any that were in the bottom or anywhere inside the base itself, only at the top where you connect the lightbulb.