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I'm trying to open up this light fitting but it appears that it's absolutely stuck. I tried twisting as hard as I can locations (1), (2) and (3) in the image and I wasn't able to.

Does anyone have ideas on how to open this one up so that I can change the light bulb inside?

I've never opened it up since I'm a tenant.

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    call your landlord
    – jsotola
    Commented Jun 17, 2021 at 3:58
  • Is there a screw in the 2 o’clock position or is that a reflection? Are you turning the correct direction? Counter clockwise to loosen. Lefty loosy righty tighty it would not be the first time I was called to a job that the customer was turning the wrong way.
    – Ed Beal
    Commented Jun 17, 2021 at 13:46
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    Usually the plate on the ceiling is held to the ceiling by two screws threading into the ceiling box. The glass bowl is held to a threaded shaft by a center nut accessible from below. Turn the nut CW to loosen.
    – Jim Stewart
    Commented Jun 17, 2021 at 15:57
  • Hold the glass dome (2) and turn the nut (3). Its probably hard to turn since those things are rarely removed
    – johnny 5
    Commented Jun 17, 2021 at 20:41

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The fixture and the globe should stay where they are.

Below, you've got a stem, a washer, and a nut. When you twist the bottom trim piece counter-clockwise, you should find the nut and washer inside of that. But hold on to the globe just in case the other parts are missing.

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  • The trim may be the nut. Regardless, this is correct.
    – isherwood
    Commented Jun 17, 2021 at 19:25
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I would use a pliers on the center nut you have labeled 3.

If it feels like it is going to snap or break, call the landlord as suggested by jsotola

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  • Be careful not to drop the glass bowl when you unscrew the center nut holding it on. Ask the landlord if he wants to do this himself. It is very easy to drop that glass bowl.
    – Jim Stewart
    Commented Jun 17, 2021 at 15:31
  • You aren't going to get a pliers to grab that cap nut without mangling it. I would not do that.
    – isherwood
    Commented Jun 17, 2021 at 19:24
  • True, but sometimes, it's the only alternative. And it's up high where no one well see it.
    – Steve Wellens
    Commented Jun 19, 2021 at 4:36

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