On 1/20/2010 9:36 AM Ivan spake thus:

On Jan 19, 10:50 pm, 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.

I don't believe these are for relays--I have replaced a few others in
the house with X10 switches, and they were just conventional switches
except for having a rectangular button instead of a toggle. I prefer
not to use x10 in this application, though. And the switch still
binds even with the cover removed, so that's not the problem.

As others have stated here, you need to find a real electrical supply
place. Contrary to what others have said, I've found it easy to purchase
supplies at such places--they're not just for contractors spending
$thousands. And sometimes they're even cheaper than Home Despot. Plus
they actually know about what they sell.


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