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Nate Nagel

aemeijers wrote:
wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:30:29 -0800 (PST), Ivan
wrote:

My house, built in 1960, has several wall switches actuated by
rectangular pushbuttons that fit the same switchplates as normal
toggle switches. One switch is now sticking.

Any idea how I can fix it?

And who sells replacements? (Home Depot does not)

Are they white rocker switches that run relays on 24vac (the GE RR7
system) If you have the old style switch they usually are just binding
on the cover. The newer ones are a tad smaller.

What the other guy said about opening the box and looking for a
manufacturer name. Assuming they are 1960-vintage original equipment to
the house, I think OP is probably out of luck. Remember, this was 2
years before The Jetsons came on the air- ultramodern-look house
features and design gadgets were real big back then. Too bad they were
made with stone-age (by modern standards) technology, and once the fad
died down, replacements and repair parts were hard or impossible to come
by. (Pity the poor soul with a kitchen full of early-1960s built-in
small appliances. Anybody remember built-in blenders and such?)

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aem sends...

yeah, sadly, the 1920's style two-button light switches are easier to
find and have been reproduced to boot. I know I've lived somewhere that
had the switches the OP described, or at least had a friend that did,
but I can't rememeber where - and I don't think I've ever seen those
switches for sale in any store.

nate

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