"Quite" Bathroom Pullcord Switch

[SKY]

Hi All

Is there such thing as a quite pull cord switch?? My standard MK switch wakes up the baby and really annoys the hell out of me as its just so loud.

Don't want to go down the PIR route and don't want a dimmable switch.

Any Ideas??

 

[pushrod]

just unscrew the bulb

 

[telectrix]

perhaps a plate switch outside bathroom?

 

[SKY]

perhaps a plate switch outside bathroom?

This will be my last resort!!

 

[Mark_Burgess]

Save all that aggro, google baby ear defenders

 

[telectrix]

ok, so use pull switch for normal use. get a battery LED stick on light by the bog for middle of night piddles

 

[SKY]

I emailed MK about the noise my current switch makes and they said that the UK market prefer to hear a sound when the circuit is energised.
I would have thought the light turning on would have been enough of an indication that the circuit is energised.

I'm going to buy a Marbo cheap one tomorrow from screwfix to see if its better.

 

[pushrod]

Hi All

Is there such thing as a quite pull cord switch?? My standard MK switch wakes up the baby .

Any Ideas??

stop putting the baby to sleep in the bath - get it a proper cot in its own room!




seriously though you must be able to get some quiet ones as ours hardly makes a noise - think it was just a cheapo from wilkinsons.

 

[telectrix]

stop putting the baby to sleep in the bath - get it a proper cot in its own room!

what's wrong with the bottom drawer in the sideboard?

 

[SKY]

I think your right, the more expensive one's do seem to have a more positive switching action which in-turn causes the snapping sound.
We have a completely tiled bathroom (floor and ceiling) so the snapping sound is also echoed.

I'm going to search for a quite one tomorrow at all the sheds.

 

[Mark_Burgess]

I emailed MK about the noise my current switch makes and they said that the UK market prefer to hear a sound when the circuit is energised.
I would have thought the light turning on would have been enough of an indication that the circuit is energised.

I'm going to buy a Marbo cheap one tomorrow from screwfix to see if its better.

Order one of each make they have, try them all as you can pull them within the packaging, then return the rest.
Or if its quiet ask to see each type before buying one.

 

[footballhead]

fit a low energy lamp and leave it on all night

 

[IQ Electrical]

I've started offering an occupancy sensor to all customers having bathroom work done-no pull cords or relocated plate switches.

The customer feedback is excellent for such a simple system and it's silent

 

[SKY]

Do you have a link for the ones you are fitting?
Do they also need a separate live supply?

 

[IQ Electrical]

This is the one we use: 360° Ceiling Occupancy PIR

 

[SKY]

Tries a few pull cords and found that the crabtree one was the quietest.
Will see how this goes for a few weeks.

 

[Nick How]

Hi All

Is there such thing as a quite pull cord switch?? My standard MK switch wakes up the baby and really annoys the hell out of me as its just so loud.

Don't want to go down the PIR route and don't want a dimmable switch.

Any Ideas??

I know this is a really old topic - but if you cant move the baby try one of those touch dimmers Taptile - Ditch the switch one-touch mood lighting and dimming solutions for the bathroom and kitchen I found them in Topps last week....

 

[Geordie Spark]

Quite what exactly is a "Quite" Bathroom Pullcord Switch?

 

[onions1066]

This is the one we use: 360° Ceiling Occupancy PIR

I really don't like occupancy sensors in bathrooms only for the reason being you lie in the bath too long it goes off and I fitted one for a women who didn't like the fact if she wanted the light on in the day for a bit more light she couldn't. I fit them quite a lot in commercial disabled toilets and they are really good for that .

 

[MDJ]

Stick some brandy on the baby's dummy, that will sort everything out :smilielol5:

 

[telectrix]

and if the baby doesn't have a dummy, just stick a --- on the bottle.

 

[localleccie]

We used to have a cheap one which was very loud and woke the kids and us up at night when used. Bought one of these on recommendation http://ebay.us/l3Le50?cmpnId=5338273189 and it's much quieter than our previous pull cord- not silent but significantly quieter than the standard ones. Would recommend it having had it for a couple months now!

 

[littlespark]

Old thread. Maybe all the old “noisy” switches have been improved by now.


De ja vu......

 

[loz2754]

Why have we got 2 threads on silent pull cord switches that have both been resurrected from the dark ages?

You wait ages for one, and then 2 come along at once!!!

 

[Micktw68]

OPs Kids are now big enough to turn the lights of themselves.