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Solution for a noisy pull cord.......
Hi,
Firstly Hope everyone had a merry xmas. A friend of mine has asked if I know any alternative for the bathroom light pullcord, his room is next to the bathroom and apparently keeps getting woken by people turning the light on, don't ask me he must be a light sleeper. Anyhow my only suggestion was a movement sensor are these suitable for bathroom? or is there a pull cord that doesn't make that annoying click Thanks for any help J |
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hi john,
the easiest solution is fit an ordinary switch out side the bathroom door. an ordinary switch is not suitable for bathrooms so out side the door to comply with regs regards bob On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 12:36:06 -0000, "John Borman" wrote: Hi, Firstly Hope everyone had a merry xmas. A friend of mine has asked if I know any alternative for the bathroom light pullcord, his room is next to the bathroom and apparently keeps getting woken by people turning the light on, don't ask me he must be a light sleeper. Anyhow my only suggestion was a movement sensor are these suitable for bathroom? or is there a pull cord that doesn't make that annoying click Thanks for any help J |
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burbeck wrote:
hi john, the easiest solution is fit an ordinary switch out side the bathroom door. an ordinary switch is not suitable for bathrooms so out side the door to comply with regs Though regs creep is almost always in the direction of increasing restrictions, bathrooms is one area where they've become more permissive in certain ways. What Bob wrote used to be the simple and entire truth. These days, "ordinary" plateswitches are permitted PROVIDED they're out of reach of bath or shower - Zone III or Outside-The-Zones, which if I remember correctly means at least 600m from the nearest edge of any bath or shower; and should be of a 'suitable' type for the prevailing conditions (i.e. an ordinary plateswitch would be OK if it's not at all likely to get splashed, but if there's a showerhead which might splash about then an IPx5+ switch would be sensible). That's from memory - google about for definition of the Bathroom Zones... HTH - Stefek |
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Karen wrote:
These days, "ordinary" plateswitches are permitted PROVIDED they're out of reach of bath or shower - Zone III or Outside-The-Zones, which if I remember correctly means at least 600m from the nearest edge of any bath or shower; Wow! That's one heck of a bathroom! D'oh! There was me, vacilating whether to call it "2 feet", "60cm", or "600mm" - and inbetween the alternatives I made it just about three furlongs ;-) |
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John Borman wrote:
A friend of mine has asked if I know any alternative for the bathroom light pullcord, his room is next to the bathroom and apparently keeps getting woken by people turning the light on, don't ask me he must be a light sleeper. Anyhow my only suggestion was a movement sensor are these suitable for bathroom? or is there a pull cord that doesn't make that annoying click Like I said last time this was asked (doesn't anybody spend a while on Google first?) This is actually a dimmer, which I know you didn't specify http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Wiring_Accessories_Menu_Index/Wiring_Accessories~Dimmers_All/Dimpull/index.htmlThanks. It has a really quiet click, and does what is says on the box. Chris -- Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh. |
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"Chris J Dixon" wrote in message ... snip Like I said last time this was asked (doesn't anybody spend a while on Google first?) The state Google groups has been in, and the mess it makes when someone posts a reply from it, I'm not so certain wishing people use Google ATM is a good idea ! :~( -- Reply to group please. begin .......nothing! |
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John Borman wrote:
Hi, Firstly Hope everyone had a merry xmas. A friend of mine has asked if I know any alternative for the bathroom light pullcord, his room is next to the bathroom and apparently keeps getting woken by people turning the light on, don't ask me he must be a light sleeper. Anyhow my only suggestion was a movement sensor are these suitable for bathroom? or is there a pull cord that doesn't make that annoying click Thanks for any help The easiest solution would be to replace it with a dimpull This is a dimming pull switch, it has a microswitch inside that is very quiet! http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/TLPCD51.html Sparks... |
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"John Borman" wrote
| A friend of mine has asked if I know any alternative for the bathroom | light pullcord, his room is next to the bathroom and apparently keeps | getting woken by people turning the light on, don't ask me he must be | a light sleeper. | Anyhow my only suggestion was a movement sensor are these suitable for | bathroom? or is there a pull cord that doesn't make that annoying click "Dimpull" a cord-operated dimmer. www.tlc-direct.co.uk do them. Owain |
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