How do i remove a cfl light buld?

Question

it seems to have clips but i cant open them

Answer 1

Post a photo so we can see what your talking about

Answer 2

Unless you have something special all of the cfl's I have seen are either screwed out of the socket exactly like an incandescent bulb or they have two pins on the bottom and you just pull them straight out of the socket.

Answer 3

Some do have a retaining clip. I suggest yougo to the lighting department  and find a similar fiture and examine it for how the clips work. It may involve the use of a screwdriver and some gentle pressure to open the clips.  Turn the power off before you do any work on it.

Answer 4

Most simply pull out.

Answer 5

most cfl's either pull out of the socket or they unscrew like a regular lightbulb

if it's a long slender tube light it twists out and "drops" from the sockets