RE: Bathroom pullswitch to X10 compatible

[Keith Doxey <ukha.diyha@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Paul,

At the risk of offending you but using your exact words....
you're "talking bollocks" :-)

Lighting circuits only use single pole switching.

You are getting confused with the pull cord for the shower isolator. That
MUST be double pole. As far as I am aware, there is no such thing as a
double pole lighting pull switch.

Just checked the Clipsal site and they only have single pole.

Keith

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 11:24
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Bathroom pullswitch to X10 compatible


One other thing occurs to me with modifying an existing bathroom pullswitch
- I may be completely wrong here, but don't the regs also state that the
bathroom pullswitch must be a double-pole one that switches both live &
neutral together?

If so, it's going to be a bit more difficult to fit an LD11 into the
picture, as the modification Keith mentioned would leave the neutral
connection open as well as the live, - so there's be no curcuit...

BTW, if I'm talking bollocks here, then just tell me!!

Paul G.



>From: "Bird, Ian" <ian.bird@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: "'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Bathroom pullswitch to X10 compatible
>Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 10:50:36 +0100
>
>Very true about wifey. She was very upset about the kitchen light delay
so
>no lights at all - doesn't bear thinking about.
>
>No idea after this whether it will be open or closed? The LD11s need an
>open
>contact that is closed momentarily. Very unfair question I know. I will
>have
>to pop into homebase or simialr and have a look/play.
>
>Ian
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha.diyha@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 27 March 2001 10:21
> > To: ukha_d
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Bathroom pullswitch to X10 compatible
> >
> >
> > You could try disassembling a normal pull switch. Most decent
> > ones are held
> > together by screws.
> >
> > There is a latching cam type arrangement inside which locks
> > the switch in
> > one of two positions. By careful jiggery-pokery with a file
> > it should be
> > possible to completely knacker^H^H^H^H^H^H^H modify or jam
> > the cam so that
> > it always reverts to one position. That way a pull on the switch
would
> > operate the contact but releasing the cord would revert to
> > the off position.
> >
> > Dont do this with your existing switch...yet... coz wifey
> > will be upset if
> > you dont have lights!!
> >
> > Keith
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bird, Ian [mailto:ian.bird@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 09:46
> > To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Bathroom pullswitch to X10 compatible
> >
> >
> >
> > Does anyone know of a cord operated momentary switch for use
> > with LD11 or
> > similar for any bathroom X-10 setup? It is after all a legal
> > requirement
> > that there is no mains + switch + wet hands connection. Tried
> > fizzing Wifey
> > once already and it did not go down well but that is another
> > not too unhappy
> > a story.
> >
> > Ian
> >
> >
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