quiet pull cord switch

Stella · Post by **Stella** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 5:17 pm

Hi,

We currently have guests staying over and their kids keep awakening when someone enters the bathroom, as the pull cord switch is noisy.

Can I spray it with something to make it quieter or can you buy quiet pull cord switches?

Thanks

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 6:16 pm

temporary measure install a low energy bulb leave on from bed time to daylight for around 10p a week [20w x50hrs burn time = 1 unit = 8 pence]

spraying may help but its probably worn out !!!!!!

Jaeger_S2k · Post by **Jaeger_S2k** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 8:20 pm

While the sparkies are getting Merry I'll say...

Install a PIR in the little room with a 5 min delay, sorted!

Merry Christmas

sparkydude · Post by **sparkydude** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:08 am

Me get merry, never, well only very rarely , i am t total, nearest i get is a shandy most days. lol There is not such a thing as a quiet pullcord i am afraid, different manafacturers pullcords are quieter or noisier dependant upon how well or badly they are made. You can now buy a pull cord dimmer, which i think would be quieter as it only relies on making a contact to latch the inside mechanism, so would not clunk as in the normal type.

Hope this helps

Nick

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:55 am

I once saw a post on screwfix, where someone was having this problem and they over come it by locating the switch in the loft, then they used a blank metal plate on the bathroom ceiling with an hole in the centre for the pull cord to pass through.

It could of been B-A-S or someone with their username beginning with B.

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 12:01 pm

ultimatehandyman wrote:I once saw a post on screwfix, where someone was having this problem and they over come it by locating the switch in the loft, then they used a blank metal plate on the bathroom ceiling with an hole in the centre for the pull cord to pass through.

It could of been B-A-S or someone with their username beginning with B.

wasn'nt me

Johny · Post by **Johny** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 1:20 pm

I have the same problem, not with kids but the switch is very loud at night/when the house is quiet. I bought a new one that said it was quiet but wasn't. I think part of the problem is my ceiling doesn't absorb any sound but there doesn't seem to be a silent pull switch available. I don't understand why. I asked MK/Honeywell and they said "All of our pull switches make the same amount of noise during activation."

Stoday · Post by **Stoday** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 1:47 pm

I've put an ordinary lightswitch just outside the bog door.

No, no-one's switched it off whilst I've been in there - they wouldn't dare.

Johny · Post by **Johny** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 2:00 pm

That could work!

Only-Me · Post by **Only-Me** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:30 pm

My wife farts quite loudly..........could I put her in the loft