Often lamp posts are buried in.
Remove outdoor lamp post.
Step 4 remove the old lamp post.
With the bolts removed disconnect the wires from the socket and lift the fixture up and off of the post.
Disconnect the existing lantern fixture from the post.
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Cut the power step 2.
Removing the nuts this way helps prevent the post from falling to one side as it is released.
Connect new lamp wires step 4.
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Its very ugly crooked dented and the lantern itself is basically gone.
Remove the nuts from the anchor bolts in a cross fashion.
Our house was built in 1927 so it has one of those old gas lamp posts in the front yard.
Cut using wire cutters or disconnect the wiring that attaches the fixture to the post wiring.
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Use a voltage tester to.
Rust forms quickly so immediately apply a rust inhibitor to all bare surfaces and joints.
I know ill have to cap the line at the lantern too but do i just dig it out.
Turn off the circuit breaker that connects the lamp post with the building s main power.
Using a shovel dig out around the post and remove the current post from the ground.
In this video joe takes you step by step through safely replacing an old lamp post fixture.
How do i go about removing it.
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Use the high speed rotary tool and 500 aluminum oxide grinding wheel or 530 stainless steel brush to remove hard to reach rust.
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This means to remove a nut one side of the post and then remove the nut directly opposite the first one on the other side of the post and so on.
How to remove a lamp post step 1.
Begin removing the bolts that are securing the fixture to the lamp post with a wrench.
Replacement is the opposite of the removal.
Steps for replacing a post light.
Dig around three sides of the lamp post until you reach the bottom of the base.
Turn off power to the area by shutting down the circuit breaker.
Remove old post lamp step 3.
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