How to Install Multiple Light Bulbs in a Single Electrical Socket

Written By
Rich Finzer
Rich Finzer
Published: Mar 23, 2010
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
1 minute read

This modification will take only moments to do, requires no electrical-wiring skills, and can double the light output of a given lamp socket. Best of all, the component needed is quite inexpensive and readily available.

  1. Remove the harp finial, shade, and light bulb from the lamp. Set them aside. The lamp socket is now empty.

  2. Install the two-lamp socket adapter in the lamp socket. Screw it in exactly as you would a light bulb.

  3. Reinstall the light bulb you removed earlier, and add a second bulb to the second socket.

  4. Reattach the shade and harp finial to the lamp. You now have twice the number of bulbs being powered by the single socket in the lamp.

Warnings

As you add a second bulb to the lamp, be certain that their combined wattage does not exceed the manufacturer's recommendations.

Rich Finzer

Rich Finzer earned his boating license in 1960 and started his writing career in 1969. His writing has appeared in "Northern Breezes," "Southwinds," "Living Aboard," "Good Old Boat," "Latitudes & Attitudes," "Small Craft Advisor," "Life in…

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