How To Repair Lamp Finial

How to install, supercede, and adjust lamp harps

Lamp harps are the metal wire lamp function that typically mounts beneath the lamp socket and supports your lamp shade (run across Fig. ane). If you wish to remove the harp, for adjustment or replacement, showtime unscrew or otherwise remove the lamp finial above the lampshade, remove the shade, and gently squeeze the harp in merely above the harp base.

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The harp locks into the lamp via notched "legs" that slide into the short slotted arms of the harp base. The squeezing "activity" on the notched harp legs causes them to skid out of the slotted arms of the harp base so the harp may be removed easily without the use of any tools.

If you crave a different size harp than the ane you have on your lamp, check nether the finial base (encounter Fig. one) and y'all will see a number that will point the top-size of the harp. With this number in hand you will take a reference point for acquiring a new harp that volition best adjust your needs.

Sometimes, if just a slightly positive height adjustment is needed to brand your lampshade "ride' at an aesthetically pleasing elevation, you lot may opt to use a "riser" instead of replacing the entire harp.

Risers are available in many sizes from 1/2" to 1 1/2" or more and are threaded to fit the 1/4-27 size male person threading of the finial base at the top of the harp. Conveniently, risers likewise are threaded on top to take the 1/4-27 female threading of almost lamp finials.

Frequently asked questions:

- Should I employ a Regular Weight or Heavy Duty weight harp on my lamp?

Most tabular array lamps, which accept fabric shades are ready with industry standard Regular Weight harps and Regular Weight harp bases. We recommend that you lot orderRegular Weight harps for your lamps. If your lamp already has a harp base (metal piece mounted below the socket that looks like rabbit ears) and you want to modify the length of your harp, then you can employ a Regular Weight harp. A Regular Weight harp volition fit either a Regular Weight harp base of operations or a Heavy Duty harp base. When mounted on a Heavy Duty base, a Regular Weight harp may seem a little loose. You can employ wire pliers to carefully crimp the U-shape ears of the harp base of operations and so that the harp fits more than snuggly.

- What size (length) harp do you recommend for my textile shade?

Our fabric shade descriptions will draw the OVERALL HEIGHT and the FITTER RECESS of each shade. The basic formula for finding the correct harp size is equally follows;

Overall Ht. - Fitter Recess = harp size (length)
(Harps come is size increments of ½". If your math comes to a fraction less than ½", then you should circular down to nearest ½")

For example; #05845 8" (overall ht.) - .25 (fitter recess)= 7.75 (harp size)
Rounded downwardly to seven.50 or 7 ½" harp is correct for this shade.

- I have a glass shade on my tabular array lamp. Can I change from a drinking glass shade to a material shade?

If you have a lamp with a #1 or a #2 or a #3 size brass collar, you can convert your lamp from fitting a glass shade to fitting a fabric shade using our adaptors. First remove your lamp'due south burner by gently screwing the burner counterclockwise until it comes off the collar. Next measure the within diameter of the collar. If it measures seven/8" inside diameter, y'all should have a #1 size collar. If it measures i 3/ xvi" inside diameter, you should have a #2 size collar. If it measures one ¾" within diameter you should have a #iii size neckband. All lamps with other size collar diameters cannot be converted to holding fabric shades past using adaptors. If you have a #1 size collar (seven/8" inside diameter) run into adapters #30343, 30344, and 30345. If yous have a #2 size collar (1 3/16" within bore) or a #3 size collar (1 ¾" inside diameter) encounter adaptors #30346, 30347, and 30348. Our electrified adaptors come with a ix" length harp mounted for a fabric shade. They will screw into your lamp's collar and let you to mount a washer fitter textile shade onto the height of the harp. (Please see information provided in "Frequently asked questions" for selecting a harp size (length) for your shade if you need a size other than 9" long.) For a #three collar y'all will need to also lodge a #20001 - #3 to #2 reducer to screw into your lamp'south #3 collar and the adaptor's #ii male collar.