How do you remove the glass?

How do you remove these glass covers? My hands are too large to change the bulbs, and the glass seems to have a lip all the way around with no screw holes. How do you take it off?

The glass is likely held in place by a lockring that is blocked by the bulb itself. To remove the bulb without removing the glass, you may need a suction tool or something similar.

Zan said:
The glass is likely held in place by a lockring that is blocked by the bulb itself. To remove the bulb without removing the glass, you may need a suction tool or something similar.

Sounds like a bad design. I’ll look for a tool and might consider replacing the whole fixture at some point. Thanks! :facepunch:

Zan said:
The glass is likely held in place by a lockring that is blocked by the bulb itself. To remove the bulb without removing the glass, you may need a suction tool or something similar.

Are there specific suction tools for this? Also, could it be the wrong type of bulb installed in the fixture? What is the bulb base?

@Ariel
Yes, there are bulb removal tools like this one. They’re handy for these types of fixtures.

Zan said:
@Ariel
Yes, there are bulb removal tools like this one. They’re handy for these types of fixtures.

Wow, I had no idea such tools existed. Thanks for sharing!

If I tell you, I’ll probably get downvoted, so I’ll just say ‘good luck’!

Sullivan said:
If I tell you, I’ll probably get downvoted, so I’ll just say ‘good luck’!

The glass doesn’t have any threads, so that can’t be it.

There might be a screw on the top holding it in place.

Olin said:
There might be a screw on the top holding it in place.

I checked, but the top is a solid metal casing with no screws visible.

Try pulling it.