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Noisy bathroom pull cord light
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My neighbours obviously have weak bladders. Never in all my life have I heard 2 people going to to the toilet so often. Every time they go to the toilet I can hear the pull cord light switching on and off. It's like they are in my bathroom. Whoever invented those hiddeous and noisy switches should be thrashed with a wet fish.... repeatedly. Does anyone have a suggestions? Is it possible to remove the noisy switch thingy? (That is the tech term!) Can you buy quiet ones? Or soundproof it in anyway? Thanks, Googly! |
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Googly wrote: My neighbours obviously have weak bladders. Never in all my life have I heard 2 people going to to the toilet so often. Every time they go to the toilet I can hear the pull cord light switching on and off. It's like they are in my bathroom. Whoever invented those hiddeous and noisy switches should be thrashed with a wet fish.... repeatedly. Whoever built your house would be my first choice. If you hear the switch, you'll hear plenty else. -- *Plagiarism saves time * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Googly wrote:
Hi! My neighbours obviously have weak bladders. Never in all my life have I heard 2 people going to to the toilet so often. Every time they go to the toilet I can hear the pull cord light switching on and off. It's like they are in my bathroom. Whoever invented those hiddeous and noisy switches should be thrashed with a wet fish.... repeatedly. Does anyone have a suggestions? Is it possible to remove the noisy switch thingy? (That is the tech term!) Can you buy quiet ones? Or soundproof it in anyway? Thanks, Googly! Don't know the answer to a quiet switch, but a friend of mine had the same problem with his three kids getting up in the night. When one got up and 'clunked' the switch it must have disturbed one of the others, when child number 2 'cluncked' the switch.....This went on for ages before he hit upon the idea of having a infa red passive (like on an outside light) wired in so the light came on automatically when somebody walked into the bathroom. HTH John |
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Googly wrote:
Hi! My neighbours obviously have weak bladders. Never in all my life have I heard 2 people going to to the toilet so often. Every time they go to the toilet I can hear the pull cord light switching on and off. It's like they are in my bathroom. Whoever invented those hiddeous and noisy switches should be thrashed with a wet fish.... repeatedly. Does anyone have a suggestions? Is it possible to remove the noisy switch thingy? (That is the tech term!) Can you buy quiet ones? Or soundproof it in anyway? I've looked for one, and failed, in the past; they were all what I would call noisy. I think John's idea is best. Si |
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"Googly" wrote in message
om... Hi! My neighbours obviously have weak bladders. Never in all my life have I heard 2 people going to to the toilet so often. Every time they go to the toilet I can hear the pull cord light switching on and off. It's like they are in my bathroom. Whoever invented those hiddeous and noisy switches should be thrashed with a wet fish.... repeatedly. Does anyone have a suggestions? Is it possible to remove the noisy switch thingy? (That is the tech term!) Can you buy quiet ones? Or soundproof it in anyway? Thanks, Googly! I have this (IP44) PIR from TLC fitted in by bathroom. It works very well. http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/TLPIR180.html |
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Am I right, you are looking for advice on how to change your
neighbour's bathroom lightswitch (presumably without their permission)? I would wait until they are away, then chisel out enough bricks to get into their bathroom, then refit their pull switch with a rubber sheet or pad between it and the ceiling to break the acoustic coupling between it and the ceiling joists. Getting the bricks back in place is going to be tricky, but clearly worth the trouble.... |
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rockdoctor wrote:
Am I right, you are looking for advice on how to change your neighbour's bathroom lightswitch (presumably without their permission)? I would wait until they are away, then chisel out enough bricks to get into their bathroom, then refit their pull switch with a rubber sheet or pad between it and the ceiling to break the acoustic coupling between it and the ceiling joists. Getting the bricks back in place is going to be tricky, but clearly worth the trouble.... Not me. Si |
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Thanks all for the replies.
John: Good idea, not sure if they neighbour would go for this though. Dave: This is the only noise issue I have in the flat. I think it is amplified by the ceiling cavity. Si: I can't believe quiet operation switches do not exist. From what I have been reading on web this is a common issue. As the noise is amplified (I think) in the cavity between their ceiling and my floor. What do you think the possibilities are for trying to the fill some of the cavity, at least surrounding the unit, with wool or foam? Any more comments much appreciated Thanks, Googly. "Mungo \"two sheds\" Toadfoot" wrote in message ... Googly wrote: Hi! My neighbours obviously have weak bladders. Never in all my life have I heard 2 people going to to the toilet so often. Every time they go to the toilet I can hear the pull cord light switching on and off. It's like they are in my bathroom. Whoever invented those hiddeous and noisy switches should be thrashed with a wet fish.... repeatedly. Does anyone have a suggestions? Is it possible to remove the noisy switch thingy? (That is the tech term!) Can you buy quiet ones? Or soundproof it in anyway? I've looked for one, and failed, in the past; they were all what I would call noisy. I think John's idea is best. Si |
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Googly wrote:
Thanks all for the replies. Si: I can't believe quiet operation switches do not exist. From what I have been reading on web this is a common issue. They must exist, but not in the sheds or my local leccy retailer - they were all "Click Clonk!" things, and I felt I was getting a bit obsessive whilst searching the internet for ages for a quiet switch Si |
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rockdoctor wrote: I would wait until they are away, then chisel out enough bricks to get into their bathroom, then refit their pull switch with a rubber sheet or pad between it and the ceiling to break the acoustic coupling between it and the ceiling joists. I doubt there are any bricks separating the houses. That's the whole problem... -- *Eschew obfuscation * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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"Googly" wrote
| Thanks all for the replies. | John: | Good idea, not sure if they neighbour would go for this though. | Dave: | This is the only noise issue I have in the flat. | I think it is amplified by the ceiling cavity. Try a Dimpull (dimmer pull switch) from TLC and others. Owain |
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"Mungo \"two sheds\" Toadfoot" wrote in message ...
Googly wrote: Hi! My neighbours obviously have weak bladders. Never in all my life have I heard 2 people going to to the toilet so often. Every time they go to the toilet I can hear the pull cord light switching on and off. It's like they are in my bathroom. Whoever invented those hiddeous and noisy switches should be thrashed with a wet fish.... repeatedly. Does anyone have a suggestions? Is it possible to remove the noisy switch thingy? (That is the tech term!) Can you buy quiet ones? Or soundproof it in anyway? I've looked for one, and failed, in the past; they were all what I would call noisy. I think John's idea is best. Si About 4 years ago, when I was fitting out my bathroom, I found that the B & Q own-brand pull-switches were fairly quiet. Do they still do their own range? |
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"John" wrote in message ... Googly wrote: Hi! My neighbours obviously have weak bladders. Never in all my life have I heard 2 people going to to the toilet so often. Every time they go to the toilet I can hear the pull cord light switching on and off. It's like they are in my bathroom. Whoever invented those hiddeous and noisy switches should be thrashed with a wet fish.... repeatedly. Does anyone have a suggestions? Is it possible to remove the noisy switch thingy? (That is the tech term!) Can you buy quiet ones? Or soundproof it in anyway? Thanks, Googly! Don't know the answer to a quiet switch, but a friend of mine had the same problem with his three kids getting up in the night. When one got up and 'clunked' the switch it must have disturbed one of the others, when child number 2 'cluncked' the switch.....This went on for ages before he hit upon the idea of having a infa red passive (like on an outside light) wired in so the light came on automatically when somebody walked into the bathroom. HTH John Infra-red..not a good investment for those people who often doze off while sat upon the toilet after a few too many. These folks are often saved from entering deep sleep by the existance of the bog-standard (Ugg!) light. Thunderbox slumberers will not be very pleased with their I-R switch when the light returns because their right elbow may still be attached to his knee and face still being nursed by the corresponding hand but his nose is but 1cm from the tiles. Arthur. |
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In article , Arthur
writes "John" wrote in message ... Googly wrote: Hi! My neighbours obviously have weak bladders. Never in all my life have I heard 2 people going to to the toilet so often. Every time they go to the toilet I can hear the pull cord light switching on and off. It's like they are in my bathroom. Whoever invented those hiddeous and noisy switches should be thrashed with a wet fish.... repeatedly. Does anyone have a suggestions? Is it possible to remove the noisy switch thingy? (That is the tech term!) Can you buy quiet ones? Or soundproof it in anyway? Thanks, Googly! Don't know the answer to a quiet switch, but a friend of mine had the same problem with his three kids getting up in the night. When one got up and 'clunked' the switch it must have disturbed one of the others, when child number 2 'cluncked' the switch.....This went on for ages before he hit upon the idea of having a infa red passive (like on an outside light) wired in so the light came on automatically when somebody walked into the bathroom. HTH John Infra-red..not a good investment for those people who often doze off while sat upon the toilet after a few too many. What you need is a movement detector... :-) -- Frank Erskine |
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Frank Erskine wrote:
Infra-red..not a good investment for those people who often doze off while sat upon the toilet after a few too many. What you need is a movement detector... :-) or even a "motion" detector. :¬)) -- http://gymratz.co.uk - UK's best bodybuilding supplements,gym equipment. http://gymratz.co.uk/hot-seat.htm - Live web-cam! TRADE PRICED SUPPLEMENTS for Personal Trainers or individual purchase. http://trade-price-supplements.co.uk |
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Pet wrote:
Frank Erskine wrote: Infra-red..not a good investment for those people who often doze off while sat upon the toilet after a few too many. What you need is a movement detector... :-) or even a "motion" detector. That warrants a "LOL!" Si |
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"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message ... Pet wrote: Frank Erskine wrote: Infra-red..not a good investment for those people who often doze off while sat upon the toilet after a few too many. What you need is a movement detector... :-) or even a "motion" detector. That warrants a "LOL!" Si Potty talk! tch! tch! |
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