poor eyesighted ghost in the house..............................

[TINKA]

Has anybody came across a problem like this:
Got a callout to old couple who were saying every time they switch the bathroom cabinet light on the bedroom lamp turns on !!
When i arrived I tried the cabinet light and was ushered in to bedroom to discover light was on. It was one of those touch sensor lights which was plugged into the right hand side wall socket, the left hand matching touch lamp was not on.

1st I swapped the lamps over and tried cabinet light, the right hand light lit up again.

Both socket circuit and lighting circuit separate and no borrowed neutral

An ideas ?????

 

[R G]

I would try the table lamp in another socket elsewhere in the house , failing that get the local priest to carry out an exorcism ....

 

[TINKA]

Tried that .......


got the vicars number........

 

[Besoeker]

I would try the table lamp in another socket elsewhere in the house , failing that get the local priest to carry out an exorcism ....

Where else but on this forum would one get such profoundly insightful yet practical advice..........

 

[Sintra]

Could it possibly be that the socket was a 5A lighting socket that someone has changed the faceplate.

 

[R G]

Where else but on this forum would one get such profoundly insightful yet practical advice..........

As an Electrical Contractor , we can cater for all situations :ciappa:

 

[Darkwood]

Cheap touch fitting ... RF interference from ballast of mirror light ...Im guessing its got a control/ballast to work the lamp or Led ..seen it a few times, surround the bedroom lamp with foil and repeat the experiment

 

[TINKA]

I disconnected ring main all cables and cabinet light still switching on.
definitely not connected to ring by any means.

 

[Silly Sausage]

An ideas ?????

Is someone hiding under the bed?

 

[TINKA]

The cabinet light has a halo flo tube connected (which is my only thought is the striking up of the tube is somehow causing the lamp to switch on ) socket is on wall back to back with cabinet light.

 

[James_mc]

Open bedroom window...pick up lamp...and smile as you **** the lamp out the window sorted

 

[R G]

Just a thought but it sounds like someone has spurred from the bathroom cabinet to feed a socket and is switched along with the cabinet light...

 

[telectrix]

Cheap touch fitting ... RF interference from ballast of mirror light ...Im guessing its got a control/ballast to work the lamp or Led ..seen it a few times, surround the bedroom lamp with foil and repeat the experiment

agree with the first bit, but don't think foil will cut it. you need lead or green kryptonite.

 

[7029 dave]

The cabinet light has a halo flo tube connected (which is my only thought is the striking up of the tube is somehow causing the lamp to switch on ) socket is on wall back to back with cabinet light.

Time to pull all down, and test, see if it's linked with cabinet light.

 

[telectrix]

why b other. she can read vogue while he shaves ready for a night of passion.