How to Wire a Three-Way Light Socket
- 1). Turn off the lamp and unplug the power cord.
- 2). Remove the hardware around the original socket. Take off the lamp shade and pinch the shade support rib together to loosen it from the side mounts, and pull up. Remove any hardware surrounding the socket. Look for a small clip on metal socket hardware. Release the clip and pull upward. Plastic parts near a socket are generally threaded. Remove plastic parts by turning them counterclockwise.
- 3). Take off the old socket. Unscrew the terminals holding the electric wires onto the socket base with a slotted screwdriver. Take note of the color of the wire that is attached to the brass colored terminal. That is the hot wire. Pull the wires away from the socket, and pull the socket and switch off the lamp.
- 4). Place the new three-way socket and light switch assembly on the lamp. Connect the hot wire to the brass colored terminal by wrapping it around the screw post clockwise and tightening the terminal screw. Connect the other wire to the silver colored terminal. Cover all bare wire threads with the terminal screw head.
- 5). Reattach the hardware surrounding the socket and replace the lamp shade. Install a three-way light bulb. Plug in the electric cord and check the light switch settings.
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