Wall mounted light with cord will not switch off?

[selina1988]

Hello!

I have an issue with the light above my mirror. It switches on and off via a cord. However, at the moment, when I pull the cord, it will not turn off. There is no click, no resistance, no nothing.

I live in student accommodation and as it is a Saturday, there is no one on site that can have a look at it until Monday. This also means that I cannot simply kill the electrics in my room or call out an electrician either.

This is rather frustrating as I would like to go to sleep but I have a studio flat so the light is filling the room and disturbing me.

Is there anything I can do by myself? I have already removed the screw with a pair of tweezers to remove the plastic guard but my untrained eyes cannot see any obvious problems. If anyone could give me some instruction, I would be greatly appreciative.

 

[winston1]

Remove the bulb/tube/whatever.

 

[OwainDIYer]

remove the bulb/tube (with care). Assuming it's a strip light:

If it's a fluorescent 'roll' the tube and it should unclick and pop forwards

If it's a filament light (gets hot) one of the end caps should slide sideways allowing the bulb to be removed (great care as the exposed end of the bulb will be live)

 

[selina1988]

And how exactly do I go about doing that?

 

[OwainDIYer]

see if there's a make/model number and google for instructions. Or post a photo up here and see if anyone's still awake. (I won't be)

 

[selina1988]

Thank you, I shall give that a try!

 

[Taylortwocities]

Selina, if it is one of the combo shaver socket & light units then just removing the cover should turn off the bulb.
Many have a ssafety feature that turns off the power whent the cover is removed
See

for a quick guide

 

[Taylortwocities]

Bump!

How's it going?? Did it get fixed?

 

[selina1988]

Nope, the light is still on. Found out my neighbors bathroom light is also permanently on too. Have informed the staff now that it's a weekday. I did have a bit of relief yesterday though in the form of two power cuts though.

I did find a PDF of the instruction manual but I couldn't find anything about removing the bulb. I tried poking around in the light too but it didn't jog anything. But I have been sleeping through it fine as I now have a raging cold!

I shall wait for them to send someone.

Aww, thank you everyone for the suggestions and for asking if I got it solved!