Bathroom fan, only a year or so old. Now have to pull gently to stretch the chord, let go so it "pings" then I can pull normally to turn off/on.
Too hard to explain to SWMBO and guests.
Any clever solutions out there?
Sticky pull chord switch
Oct 17, 2018
14 Replies
Replace the string, if it's really that. Or replace the switch.
You might find some stuff has fallen into the back of the switch so check that out first.
Cheers, T i m
+1.
Also WD40
;-)
Cheers, T i m
Yep a bathroom is a good place to keep ducks :-)
It's probably one of these inside
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Owain
I'll explore once I can turn the power off.
Sounds like a lost chord.
possibly grease dried up..try taking the cover off and using silicone spray...
Thats handy to know about..
Gunge in the thing. If its actually on the fan you would be surprised how much gunk they can hoover into themselves in an ordinary house. Lets hope there are no smokers in there. However have you had it apart and had a look. There is not much in a pull switch, its normally a little escarpment thing with a spring that makes each alternate pull move it into a different position. Normally they get stuck in one place either due to wear or muck. Brian
Hmm, I'd actually tend to have a look. Its probably muck. Also any grease soon seems to dry out. I had an Akai tape deck with a push push switch. Same principle as pull switch but in reverse and it had hardened grease inside. Scraped it off and put tiny bit of lubrication on the sliding bit and it outlasted the deck. Brian
+1 (stands up proudly, but prepares to dodge any flack)
Nice to see that meaning of "flack" being kept alive.
But do please also dodge any flak :)
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