Pull cord for bathroom light & extractor fan

Nile

Pull cord for bathroom light & extractor fan

I don't understand why..............but when the cord is pulled, the fan works immediately but there is a delay (several seconds) before the light goes on.

Could anyone tell me how much it will cost to get an electrician to replace the pull cord for the bathroom light and extractor fan please?

Thanks

Nile

HeadAboveWater

This actually happens in our bathroom, but the light is an energy saving bulb and it's just rrrreeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyy slow at coming on

Nile

We don't have an energy saving lightbulb in the bathroom so that isn't a reason for our situation.;)

I hope someone will give me an idea of the cost of calling in an electrician.

Thanks

Nile

Nile

A bump to move the thread to page 1.;)

cyclonebri1

I understand the situation but for the life of me, I don't understand your issue.

How much would you want to pay for the 2 second delay to be cured?????????????

muckybutt

must be the last light on the circuit so the electricity is slower and weaker at that point.

27col

I can't see many electricians being bothered to come and replace a pull cord. I used to advertise "no job too small", but I am not sure that I would have bothered for that.

Nile

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

I understand the situation but for the life of me, I don't understand your issue.

How much would you want to pay for the 2 second delay to be cured?????????????

The problem is.............the several seconds is increasing (the delay is getting worse) each day.

I'm now at a situation where when I pull the cord, the extractor fan is on immediately..................and the light doesn't come at all.:(

It is not a faulty light bulb because I took the bulb out and tested the bulb in another light fitting and it works perfectly.

I appreciate that it seems a minor problem to some of you and that an electrician wouldn't be interested in doing such a small job but where does that leave me?

I can't attempt the job myself. Am I doomed to a dark bathroom for ever more?:( Can anyone help please?

I might not have explained things very well but I'm happy to have all the gubbings renewed..............the pull cord.........the gubbings the cord is attached to and the light fitting thingie. I don't know the correct terms for all the bits but you'll hopefully get the idea.

Would that still be too small a job for an electrician to consider?

Nile

gmgmgm

Check if the light bulb is a low-voltage (12V) one- it may be a transformer problem.

An electrician will of course come and look for you, but it's going to cost much more than its worth to fix.

In the meantime, those "Mr Beam" things are £10 on amazon and are brilliant :-)

Justicia

Nile wrote: »

I don't understand why..............but when the cord is pulled, the fan works immediately but there is a delay (several seconds) before the light goes on.

When you pull the cord, does the light switch at the top of the cord make a distinct, 'healthy' click?