Replaced the bulb, but still no light. How to fix it!

Ok so what does replacing a faulty light bulb yourself have to do with personal finance?  Well it might save you a $250 bill from Sears when you call the repair man in to fix your fridge.

So what happened? You open the refridgerator door and… POOF! Light burns out. No problem! After realizing your immediate shortage of 40 Watt bulbs in the house, you promptly go out to get one for $1.84 at the hardware store.

But, when you replace the bulb, the light still doesn’t come on. What gives? Before you figure that it is an internal electric short and reach for the screwdriver to start dismantelling the cold inside of your ice box, try this FIRST.

For Pete’s sakes… UNPLUG THE APPLICANCE FIRST….

Then, take your fingernail, reach inside the socket, and slight tug on the metal connector on the inside of the socket.  Hopefully this will bend it out the critical few millimeters needed to make contact with the bulb.

Voila! Presto chango, a light comes on.

If not… call the Maytag repair man.