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  1. Richard Cook

    Replacing a pull cord extractor fan with timer extractor fan

    I’m replacing an old 100mm extractor fan in the kitchen with a new one. The old one was a pull cord fan whereas I bought a timer one (no pull cord) thinking I could use the isolator switch (which is directly below the fan) as the on/off switch. The cabling is a 3 core and on the new fan there’s...
  2. Jake88

    Replacing pull chord light switch

    Hi all. DIY question. I've gone to replace a broken pull chord light in my bathroom (switching off mains power at MCU and testing before touching with a Voltage Tester Pen). There are 2 exposed red wires from two separate sets of housing, an exposed earth wire and a neutral wire that is...
  3. B

    [emergency quick!]Pull cord not working

    DIY at my friends house, his pull cord stopped working for bathroom light, so i went over and the wires that are coming out the roof was 3 wires and thats neutral, live and earth. got a new pullcord panel, put the earth in the box terminal, neutral into com and live into L1. turned the breaker...
  4. B

    Can anyone help with my bathroom light pull chord switch?

    I’ve got my P16th edition papers in 2006 so not a total beginner (I’m plumber as my trade tbh) but this pull chord bathroom light is not working and if trips the consumer unit . Basically the old switch broke so I took a photo of the wiring before fitting a new light. And it doesn’t work...
  5. N

    Replacing a 2 way pull cord with 2 way switch

    Hi, I am trying to move my pull cords from the bathroom to a outside switch. I have a pull cord that controls a light and fan together. the wiring is shown in the picture. the 2 wires are live/sw and go into L2, the L1 (I assume is a neutral ?). How do I take this setup and wire into a...
  6. erergwerg

    Replacing pull cord thread

    Hello, I'm trying to replace the switch for the shower I'm not sure what to buy. Can I pick any pull cord switch from Screwfix? It is a Bristan 8.5KW electric shower Will this 45 amp be ok? https://www.NoLinkingToThis/p/british-general-45a-1-way-pull-cord-switch-white-with-neon/65167 Thanks in...
  7. S

    Attach pull cord to LED strip light

    I have a wardrobe with no lights or mains socket in it, I would like to put an LED light strip in there and somehow connect it to a pull cord switch and for power, I’d like to use batteries, probably 4xAA in a battery case which would have a positive and negative wire coming out of the end of...
  8. J

    Pull cord Light In Bathroom Help

    I am looking to change my Bathroom Light to motion sensor one. It's switched on by pull cord (intending to remove pull cord part and leave on) I wired it all up and tried it Light stays on .. all the time (see just under the door) but if you go into bathroom and stay still light will go out but...
    • John-S
    • Thread
    • bathroom cord help light pull pull cord
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  9. M

    Pull cord switch for power shower keeps breaking

    Hi All, I hope you are doing well. I keep having the issue with this pull cord switch to the power shower. I used a number of pull cord switches 45A and 50A ones mostly from Screwfix but I think the problem is with the wiring. As you can see on the picture the RED and BLACK twisted copper...
  10. F

    Removing pull cord switch.

    Pull cord switch is no longer used in bathroom, lighting switched on/off by external (to bathroom) fused switch. Would like to remove pull cord switch, can the cable be removed and the previously switched terminals be linked together in the junction box? Thank you
  11. Mike Johnson

    Silent pull cord

    Is there such a thing as a silent pull cord switch, they just seem far too noisy for use in an on-suite.
  12. A

    Shower pull cord switch melted new one not working.

    Hi had a 45amp shower pull cord switch melt on me so replaced it with a 50amp one did it all correctly but no joy and the switch doesn't come on or light up. Is it possible the shower itself has gone aswell. Please help!
    • apjmoore1990@g
    • Thread
    • melted new not working power shower pull cord shower shower switches switch switches working
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  13. N

    Advice on basic Fan extractor and pull cord light

    Hi I have recently wired a basic fan extractor to a pull cord bathroom light. I managed to get it working but I need someone to confirm the theory behind what I have done and I have some questions. Any knowledge will be appreciated. The fan is a basic fan, it has 3 wires. Blue, brown and...
  14. R

    Bathroom lighting/fan pull cord switching

    Hi A friend has just said that in his parents house (20 years ago) they had a pull switch in the bathroom that when you pulled it once the light come on and then when you pulled twice in quick succession the light and extract fan came on. Has anyone come across anything like this before or...
  15. S

    Burnt out pull cord to electric shower

    Hello everyone, I have recently had a bathroom refurb in our new house as it had no bathroom fitted before. I have a 8.5kw electric shower that is isolated by a 45 amp pull cord. The shower stopped working so I had an electrician come and have a look and the pull cord wires are completely black...
  16. C

    UK Light switch or pull cord in WC

    Hi all I have built a WC with a basin for hand washing. There is no shower or bath in there, just a toilet and basin. I don’t want to install the light switch outside the WC and don’t want a pull cord inside. I would like to install a wall switch on the inside, which would be located to the...
  17. Monty101

    DIY help required for newby - pull cord LED light fitting to old wiring ?

    Hi there ?, Apols in advance if this has been done to death?!!! (I know it has but I can't seem to fathom out a similar set-up having searched through this forum and others). I have an old wiring system in my house and wanted to fit a new LED light in the downstairs loo. I have attached pics...
    • Monty101
    • Thread
    • diy fitting led led light light old pull cord required wiring
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  18. G

    Electrician Jobs Bathroom fan pull cord help

    Hello, I have unscrewed the pull down cord unit of a bathroom fan. This was to fit a new cord as the other one need replacing. I’m now unable to pull the cord to turn off the fan. I have a small coil which needs putting into the unit but I do not know where. Any help would be really appreciated!
  19. S

    Good quality square shower switch pull cord

    As above... replaced switch as neutral had cooked due to poor connection. replaced for MK 50A, out of the packet really dissapointed only one earth terminal and terminal screws for that and l & N connections quite small and weak looking. Connected it and ensured that terminals were nice and...
  20. T

    AIrflow icon30 humidity timer pull cord problem

    Hi all. Having trouble with the module on the icon30. Never fitted this particular type of module before,usually just the normal timer type. Fan stars up with the lights as it should,but as soon as the lights are switched off the fan stops. Fan is fed with 3 core & earth as normal with S/L L &...

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