[Shop-talk] Shop-talk Digest, Vol 13, Issue 18

[Mark Miller]

I rented a 40 foot extension ladder when I needed to get to the top of a 
chimney for some repairs; it was $50 a day.  Go up with a non contact 
voltage detector (answers the switched/ motion sensed, breaker, etc. 
questions) and bring the bulb down.  I am guessing if one bulb burned 
out the other did as well and they were both ignored.  I recommend 
renting a ladder that can do the job or renting the scaffolding you want 
and do both jobs the same day or weekend.


Regards,

Mark Miller   707-490-5834
markmiller at threeboysfarm.com

On 2/15/2019 7:46 AM, shop-talk-request at autox.team.net wrote:
> 1. How to change a light bulb (Scott Hall)  > I keep thinking there's a joke in there and I just can't find it. > 
 > New house has two...commercial-esque light fixtures pointing out over 
 > the back yard. They don't work and I assume it's the bulbs because I 
 > had to switch all the other bulbs in this house, so why not those > 
too? Plus they're probably expensive (so the previous owner wouldn't > 
have wanted to do it), and (the real reason for my question): > > 
They're about 38-ish feet off the ground. Bolted to the side of the > 
chimney. My extension ladder is 32 feet, and even if Home Depot sells > 
something longer I'm not excited about paying $400+ for it. > > My 
thoughts now to get this done (in no particular order) are: > > 1) rent 
scaffolding. This is attractive because I want to change the > ceiling 
fan in the living room as well and that ceiling is only a > few feet 
lower than the outside light fixtures. I could do both in > one day. I'm 
not sure how else I'd get up to that thing. > > 2) buy the longest 
extension ladder I can find. I think I'll need 40 > feet, probably. 
Longer would be better. Expensive, but done.


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