Removal of glass ceiling globe

[Tigercubrider]

I have tried pushing upwards (and not) while twisting left and right to get the glass off

There seems to be a metal base, silicone ring, and globe
The metal base has three dimples in it

Applying too much pressure just moves the entire thing and I don't want to rip it off the ceiling

 

[crystal ball]

Looks like the type that twists off usually anticlockwise, might need some gentle tapping, probably just accumulated gunk stopping it

 

[Tigercubrider]

Yeah, I'm scared of breaking it as it in a friend's rented flat and I am stood on the bath in semi darkness

 

[crystal ball]

A block of wood and a hammer, then tap the metal base

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Applying too much pressure just moves the entire thing

A long strip of gaffer tape around the metal base, and stuck to itself to give you a tab to hold, might be worth a try to stop it rotating.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Either:

1. Call Delboy

or

2. Call the Landlord (before you break it)

Andy

 

[DaveHerns]

Do the 3 dimples conceal screws which grip a lip on the shade?

 

[Tigercubrider]

I'm with the call the landlord option.

Can't see any screws, I assume that the glass has a ridge that is broken in three /four places and the dimples sit in the gaps for removal if you manage to rotate it? Presumably the silicone ring has stuck somehow.

She's paying a lot for a ****hole so the landlord can pay

 

[charliegolf]

Have you tried just pulling? Might it have the kind of springs that downlighters often have: you push em on, and the spring arms splay outward to hold it?

Or, does it have a lug and gap on the circumference you line up and slip on, then twist to secure. The reverse to get it off obvs. I have one like it.

CG

Edit: noted your dimples reference...