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    Mar 13, 2009, 11:16 AM
    100 year old house-cannot take old ceiling fixtures down
    I live in an 100 yr old house and the original ceiling fixtures have been up since 1910. I need to remove them. They were originally gas; converted in the 20s to electrical but are now immovable. Has anyone fixed this without damaging the original fixtures. Thanks.
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    Mar 13, 2009, 10:29 PM

    Usually the fixures have a bracket that needs to be unscrewed from a pipe inside the outlet box. At least, this has been my experience.
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    Mar 17, 2009, 02:18 AM

    Thank you for your response. I'm not sure what "the pipe or the box" is but may find it once I start loosening the bracket. Again, thanks.
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    Mar 18, 2009, 11:17 PM

    I thought someone else would jump in that knows more than me :)

    Pictures would help.
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