Hi all, my pull cord bathroom light switch has broken.
On taking it apart I can see a small spring has snapped so the mechanism bit isn't springing back into place.
Anyway I've bodged it for now using a random spring from my spares tub but it isn't going to hold.
I can see replacement switches are only £1.71 from Screwfix! But I'm not an electrician so don't know if it's the right spec or not?
http://www.screwfix.com/p/2-way-10ax-ceiling-pull-cord-switch/70874
Here is a photo of my current switch, as you can see it says 5AX, whereas the Screwfix one says 10AX. Also my switch says 250V, but there's nothing about this on the Screwfix page. Also I'm not sure about the "AC only" bit, and what "2 way" means on Screwfix.
Also, last year my bathroom light was changed when I had an electrician in fitting a new consumer unit, it is now an extremely bright LED one.
Thanks all!
On taking it apart I can see a small spring has snapped so the mechanism bit isn't springing back into place.
Anyway I've bodged it for now using a random spring from my spares tub but it isn't going to hold.
I can see replacement switches are only £1.71 from Screwfix! But I'm not an electrician so don't know if it's the right spec or not?
http://www.screwfix.com/p/2-way-10ax-ceiling-pull-cord-switch/70874
Here is a photo of my current switch, as you can see it says 5AX, whereas the Screwfix one says 10AX. Also my switch says 250V, but there's nothing about this on the Screwfix page. Also I'm not sure about the "AC only" bit, and what "2 way" means on Screwfix.
Also, last year my bathroom light was changed when I had an electrician in fitting a new consumer unit, it is now an extremely bright LED one.
Thanks all!