readiescards Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 I find it dreadful the noise of the pull cord ceiling mounted switches I have in my current house. Anyone recommend a quiet switch please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Wall mounted switch outside the bathroom. I hate pull cords, noisy, grubby things. I always look at the string in customers houses and just think of how many people have pulled that after not washing their hands. My favourite bit is the white string at the top which gets dirtier and dirtier the further towards the pull / weight until it's black. Pull cord?......no ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennentslager Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 (edited) I hate mine too. Can you not swap it for a sensor type...@Prodave Edited August 21, 2016 by Tennentslager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitpipe Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 We have PIR for the bathroom lights - also used to activate the MVHR boost... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 I put a PIR ( proper name : occupancy switch ) in my cloakroom so the kids don't need to do anything, ( other than swing the door open with 500% more force than necessary ), then leave and it goes off after 3 mins or so. Stays on as long as there is a bit of movement but if your, ahem, sat in the same position for a while then you'll be sat in the dark waving your hands eventually. For a cloakroom or shower room I'd say a good idea, but for a master or ensuite I'm not so sure. Anyone care to add their experiences ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan52 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 I have the switch outside two of my bathrooms as for the same reasons above I didn't want a pull cord. It works well when you get used to it and the kids love it as when one is in the shower the other ones can turn the light out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitpipe Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 (edited) We have real switches too Went one step further and put PIRs in the hall with low level LEDs so if someone nips out at night they don't need to find the lights. Edited August 21, 2016 by Bitpipe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetE Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 We were thinking of having PIR in one of our en suites but decided against it because it you get up in the middle of the night you would be blinded by the light going on. So it will be a switch outside the door for us, no pull switches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I've a pull cord in the en suite bathroom upstairs and for the very reason of noise I've a "proper" switch in the bedroom (Clipsal as they're really quiet anyway). I've a third switch on the landing outside the bedroom that's an intermediate. If I or the wife come to bed later than the other or one of the kids needs the loo in the night they can turn the bathroom light on BEFORE even entering the bedroom. Tbh the youngest manages to navigate in the dark and uses the pull cord anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafaldina Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Just detach the cord on the pull switch to disable it. Why have two switches if you have a perfectly good one outside the door? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 ( because it's an ensuite ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readiescards Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 Switch on the outside seems best then - definitely not keen on PIR sensors for the reason I prefer not to be blinded in the middle of the night and when laying in the bath I'll be plunged back into black! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 For the bath room I'd recommend some wall lights, that's what I have. I found a nice subtle candle type fitting from B&Q which I then changed to led lamps so they ran cooler ( the halogens supplied made the glass very hot and they were low enough to lean against innadvertantly ). They're on their own switch so the wife can lay in the bath with no glare from the spotlights. Led plinth lights at low level can do the same thing, and look super cool. I also put led strip lights under the mirrored cabinets to give extra 'mood' lighting and make such features of the room stand out. Looks the daschunds dangleies. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMitchells Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Any pictures please Nick?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Heres the most recent ones. This is is the mirrored cabinet with the chrome set in ready. Ignore the black gaffa tape lol. Next I cut another piece of box section chrome plated trim to the width of the cabinet underside and stuck the led strip to it after soldering the wire on. I applied mitre bond glue and spray to fix the led strip loaded piece of chrome trim into place. This is the view looking upward at it. This is the view front on. I did the same on the top too. 5m of this 50/50 super bright strip on amazon for £13. Fill your boots. And all lit up Looks the bollocks in the dark. The sticky-outy light that came with the cabinet is a marmite fitting tbh, I don't like them. Hey-ho. And behind the free standing bath you can see in the previous images I added these, for that jer-ner-say-kwa. Bingo bango Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney12 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Lovely tiling as always @Nickfromwales. They look huge, 750mm wide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 600x300 wall 450x450 floor The camera adds 10lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney12 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 4 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said: 600x300 wall 450x450 floor The camera adds 10lbs Im finding beer is quite good at that too Daft question........ ive never tiled with a tile that big. Is the job incrementally faster with a larger tile. I.e. Less tiles, less work. Or does the added complexity cancel it out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 New tiling thread started to keep this on topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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