Electrical OCD

[securespark]

Wherever I am, I cannot walk past an unused socket that is switched on without turning it off.

Unused outlets just look wrong with their switches down.

Anyone else got funny habits re electrical stuff?

Or is it just me?

 

[rsgaz]

outlets just look wrong with their switches down

Lights controlled by two-way switching, when the light is off, I like both switches to be in the proper off position, and not both in the 'on' position! Which sometimes means a trip down the stairs and back up again just to flick the switch!!!

Also, I hate seeing curly telephone handset cords which have an annoying kink halfway down!

Gaz

 

[EFLImpudence]

Also, I hate seeing curly telephone handset cords which have an annoying kink halfway down!

Oh yes. I can't stand that.

 

[bernardgreen]

curly telephone handset cords which have an annoying kink

Add me to the list of kink haters !!!

 

[Taylortwocities]

curly telephone handset cords

Do you live in a museum, or something?

 

[Lectrician]

When testing, I always leave socket switches on, usually one on, one off. Just to annoy folk like you, lol.

 

[Jackrae]

Doesn't turning them to the OFF position prevent the surges from leaking out ?

 

[rsgaz]

Do you live in a museum, or something?

I was outraged a few years ago when I had to upgrade to a DTMF telephone!! Damn BT 21CN!

Gaz

 

[securespark]

When testing, I always leave socket switches on, usually one on, one off. Just to annoy folk like you, lol.

I have recently come back from a holiday near Okey....I thought my switching finger was twitching more than usual!"


As for the phone cords, all ours are DECT, but I have fitted coiled cords to them just so I can straighten them out after every call.

 

[PBC_1966]

Lights controlled by two-way switching, when the light is off, I like both switches to be in the proper off position, and not both in the 'on' position! Which sometimes means a trip down the stairs and back up again just to flick the switch!!!

I wouldn't go to that extreme - I think if I were that obsessed I'd install relay switching so that each switch position would just have momentary action on & off buttons! But I must confess that I do like my 2-way arrangements (3-way here in the U.S.) to be wired so that both switches down and both swithes up is off, not one up and one down. Intermediate (4-way) with three switches makes things more complicated since you can't have all up and all down for the same state, but I like to make sure that with all switches in what would normally be the off position (up for U.K., down for U.S.) the light is off.

Also, I hate seeing curly telephone handset cords which have an annoying kink halfway down!

Add me to that list! And with phones such as the old 500/1500/2500 and equivalent models here which have the handset cord emerging from the left-hand side of the casing, I don't like to see the handset placed so that the transmitter is on the right and the cord stretched around the phone. The BPO 700 series and earlier with cords emerging from the rear aren't so bad, must I must confess to always having a "thing" about still placing the handset with transmitter on the left, receiver on the right.

I was outraged a few years ago when I had to upgrade to a DTMF telephone!! Damn BT 21CN!

So BT has finally dropped pulse-dial support on the 21CN line cards?

Get yourself a small PBX system for the house. Not only will you have an internal intercom system and the ability to transfer calls easily, the right older model can be had very cheaply and will do pulse-to-tone conversion for your outside calls.

 

[rsgaz]

So BT has finally dropped pulse-dial support on the 21CN line cards?

I have no idea, it was just a silly joke because of what TTC said! I just assumed that pulse dial wouldn't work these days, I have no way of trying it. I don't use my land line phone at all, only got it for broadband.

Gaz

 

[Echo the husky]

For me it's plate screws all set the same way. I always position them so the slot is at 45° with the upper end of the slot to the right. If it's a larger grid plate with 4 or more screws I set the slots as sort of a circle, the corners at 45°, any middle screws vertically. I've done it like that for so many years now I often don't even realise I'm doing it. There are probably many things that irritate me if they aren't right, but that's probably just because I try to be conscientious!

Pulse dialling is still working fine home here! My only landline phone is a GPO 741. The curly cord certainly has no kinks or knots in it.

 

[EFLImpudence]

For me it's plate screws all set the same way. I always position them so the slot is at 45° with the upper end of the slot to the right.

Oh no. They should always be vertical to minimise dust collecting.

 

[Iggifer]

I do all my screws vertically too. Don't know why over horizontally, just the way I do them.

 

[RF Lighting]

I was taught as an apprentice many years ago that screw slots should always be vertical to stop water sitting in the slot and rusting the screw.