I have just moved into a new house. The bathroom pull cord must be pulled 3
times before the light and extractor fan will come on and then it swiches
off with 1 pull. This happens evey time the switch is used. Is there a
reason for this? Is the switch also controlling something else?

In article ,
"Paul writes:
I have just moved into a new house. The bathroom pull cord must be pulled 3
times before the light and extractor fan will come on and then it swiches
off with 1 pull. This happens evey time the switch is used. Is there a
reason for this? Is the switch also controlling something else?

It's probably worn out. A common design of such switches has a
rotating element similar to that in some push button ball pens.
There are usually several alterating ON and OFF positions with
a single rotation, and I'm guessing some of yours are broken.

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Andrew Gabriel

Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,
"Paul writes:
I have just moved into a new house. The bathroom pull cord must be pulled 3
times before the light and extractor fan will come on and then it swiches
off with 1 pull. This happens evey time the switch is used. Is there a
reason for this? Is the switch also controlling something else?

It's probably worn out. A common design of such switches has a
rotating element similar to that in some push button ball pens.
There are usually several alterating ON and OFF positions with
a single rotation, and I'm guessing some of yours are broken.

--
Andrew Gabriel

I agree with the previous, someone I know has the same problem, and
when you pull it in a certain direction is turns on presumably the
other bits are broken. But that explains why it takes a few tugs -
trying to grip one that works fine.

Not sure about replacing it, but surely it cannot be that hard, but
then what do i know?

Thanks to all for your answers to this and other previous post.

The easiest solution seems to be to replace the switch as it sounds faulty
and no one can come up with any ideas as to why it would be working like
this.

replying to Paul Mylum, JDWY wrote:
Our bathroom switch does this too! I tell the grandkids it is magic
😀actually it is very annoying. Dont mean to be negative but this the
third switch we have tried, cheap ones, more expensive ones all have ended up
doing this so we just go with it now. Sometimes it wont pull at all and
you have to yank at it so hard you are sure it will come off the ceiling- it
doesnt and it the works but still three pulls. Will watch for solutions
with great interest.

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On Sunday, 11 February 2018 22:44:05 UTC, JDWY wrote:
replying to Paul Mylum, JDWY wrote:
Our bathroom switch does this too! I tell the grandkids it is magic
😀actually it is very annoying. Dont mean to be negative but this the
third switch we have tried, cheap ones, more expensive ones all have ended up
doing this so we just go with it now. Sometimes it wont pull at all and
you have to yank at it so hard you are sure it will come off the ceiling- it
doesnt and it the works but still three pulls. Will watch for solutions
with great interest.

a non-pull lightswitch outside the room is one way.


NT

On 11/02/2018 22:44, JDWY wrote:
replying to Paul Mylum, JDWY wrote:
Our bathroom switch does this too! I tell the grandkids it is magic
😀actually it is very annoying.Â* Dont mean to be negative but this the
third switch we have tried, cheap ones, more expensive ones all have
ended up
doing this so we just go with it now.


You are a bit late as the post you are replying to as it's nearly 12
years old. It's one of the problems with using home owners hub which
only gives you posts decades old.

See
http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/Home_owners_hub



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