Best way to turn a pull switch into a normal switch in the bathroom

[funtins]

A stud wall sounds hollow when you tap it.

it'll be stud then

 

[JohnW2]

no idea what a stud wall is so cant answer that. i think its plaster. there is a switch there already actually for the landing. i could make tht a double and add this in?

That is certaily a possibility if it is a stud wall.

....but wireless feels the easiest?

Very probably the easiest to install, but much more likely to 'go wrong' than a simple switch.

Kind Regards, John

 

[Keithmac]

I'm in the same boat and looking for a "good" wireless switch (well 2 actually).

MK are very expensive but I suppose you get what you pay for..

 

[securespark]

Best way to turn a pull switch into a normal switch in the bathroom

 

[Taylortwocities]

Hi SS
What is that a photo of? Is it a wireless switch? Which one?

 

[funtins]

That is certaily a possibility if it is a stud wall.
Very probably the easiest to install, but much more likely to 'go wrong' than a simple switch.

Kind Regards, John

i could always drill through the window frame at the top too...dont even need to go through the wall

 

[EFLImpudence]

Make the door open the other way so the pull switch will be in the right place.

 

[Lectrician]

Wireless shouts of desperation! What age house? Probably stud.

 

[JohnW2]

i could always drill through the window frame at the top too...dont even need to go through the wall

If you were going to have the switch outside (maybe in combination with the present landing one), you wouldn't even need to do that - none of the wiring would be inside the bathroom.

Kind Regards, John

 

[ban-all-sheds]

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There are tiles in my bathroom which if you tap them might make you think there is a stud wall underneath.
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[funtins]

If you were going to have the switch outside (maybe in combination with the present landing one), you wouldn't even need to do that - none of the wiring would be inside the bathroom.

Kind Regards, John

so this means picking the wires up in the loft and then drilling down through the loft and latching onto the existing switch (but turning it into a double).

 

[JohnW2]

so this means picking the wires up in the loft and then drilling down through the loft and latching onto the existing switch (but turning it into a double).

Yep, something along those lines.

Since there will probably already be a cable going from the loft down to the existing (landing) switch, it's quite possible that you will not have to drill any additional holes.

Kind Regards, John

 

[securespark]

Hi SS
What is that a photo of? Is it a wireless switch? Which one?

Sorry, not sure. Found it on the web. But obviously it would be no good up at ceiling level...

 

[Taylortwocities]

Does it come complete with a length of wood (aka remote control)? I guess then it could truly be called 'wireless'

 

[ban-all-sheds]