Hi all,
I have two switches in my upstairs bathroom that I need to re-wire.
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of my bathroom that
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Hi All,
Thanks to all of you who gave suggestions, as to my plumbing dilemma, over
the weekend! We ended up putting a standpipe in, for the meantime, and we
can now wash clothes, although we have to wash on the smallest load setting.
The two utility sinks fill about halfway, and they take
It would seem the answer is in the first switch.
Something like splitting the power feed to that first switch, so that the
first switch can control the lights, and the split power (non switched)
can go to the fan and outlet.
Others will have the specifics.
On Mon, 21 Jan 2008, Victor Gouveia
Hi all,
I have two switches in my upstairs bathroom that I need to re-wire.
First question is the obvious one, is there a way to do this without opening
up the wall between the switches, or around the switches?
Maybe.
If so, how would I re-wire the switches?
That depends on how they are wired
Hello Victor.
Do any of your other rooms have the receptacles powered thru switches
since this was a safety feature started a couple years ago for child safety. I
have wired a number of my rooms that when I turn all the switches of at one end
of the room, all power to that room is off.
Is there any chance of purchasing a small immersible pump and pumping the
laundry sink either out a window or into another drain? Not a perminent
solution, but for a few bucks you could reduce that three or four hours to
probably under a half hour.
--
Blue skies.
Dan Rossi
Carnegie Mellon
Lenny,
For emergency purposes, like where your mom could not turn down the TV, or
even turn it off, make sure she knows where the off button, or even volume
buttons, are on the TV itself. I am pretty sure that all TVs still come
with on/off buttons on them. I often turn off the TV as I walk
HI, You also could use a wet dry vacuum if you have one to get the water out of
the sink...
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From: Dan Rossi
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] A Temporary Work-around!
Is there any
So, I was thinking about these smart strips a little more. For me, one
problem would be that I still use an external speech synth. The synth has
a battery, on the Dec Express it is internal, on the MiniTransport it is
easily removable. But, on the Dec Express, when the power is turned off
The problem with that at least here would be that there are only 2 outlets
in this house controlled by a switch. Neither of them are in a suitable
location unfortunately to be effective, but you do have a valid point for
sure. Now it might be cheaper money wise to tap off an outlet and put a
David,
This is the handyman list. If you are afraid to demolish a few walls,
play around with 120 volt, 15 amp circuits, fish wires, and add new
switches, then you should trade in your tool belt for a garter belt.
*GRIN*
Yeah, the other issue with this solution is that it requires a blindy
I don't know about that statement Dan since there are a few ladies on here
who might take exception, but to do what you suggest in this room would
actually be quite easy. It's only a paneled wall and the electric boxes can
be accessed from the closet in the other room. So it wouldn't be an
I would think so.
Peawee
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From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Dan Rossi
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 11:32 AM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] A Little mor on Smart Strips
So, I
Like Mike has said the question can not be answered until the power is turned
off the switch pulled out of the box and the wires there examined. Depending
on what is found there may require pulling loose the switch outlet combo and or
a light fixture. We need to know the number of wires in
Thanks for the idea, I will revisit before she could not find the power button
it is a small flush button. I was thinking about a power strip or now thinking
about making an x over the button with hi marks.
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From: Dan Rossi
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent:
Dan,
I might rewire this room in a year or so and then would do that. In the mean
time I will not get lazy and just turn off the master power on the surge
protector that I now use. Since I tend to like gadgets the smart strip intrigue
me until I read some reviews.
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Hi All,
Thank you all for your input.
As such, I have not taken apart the switch to actually see what's underneath
the box, so I have my project for this weekend. Smile.
Will write back to the list this weekend to let everyone know what I've
found.
Victor Gouveia
Hi Dan
I asked at my first post is anyone using these smart strips, Lenny has done
some more research and found that some companies no longer carry them.
Does this mean that they are more trouble that they are worth or have
problems for consumers.
Lenny how about digging out that report you
Ray, all I did was a search for smart strip and went to a few sites to find
that they no longer carry it. I then saw a link to Amazon and went there. Under
the product was a link for user reviews. The average was 4.2 out of 5.
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From: Ray Boyce
To:
Hi Lenny
Well we do not have these things out here yet but it seems they need a
little fine tuning to work properly.
Most people want them to work straight up and if they find it is all to hard
will not bother.
How are you going with your Talking surf Board Remote.
The Talking Clock which
I haven't heard anything from their support. I really am considering ordering
one to toy with. I would like to first see if my mother can use it.I will
probably then get one for myself. The demos do not have enough detail for me.
To play a DVD right now Karen must use 3 different remotes. The
Hi Alan,
You'll probably get lots of opinions about this one, but here in
Hawaii where roaches can be an issue, we use some form of boric acid.
You can buy it in powder form, but that tends to be messy. We have
something here called Harris Pills. My friend in Florida says they
have a product
Hi Victor,
Do you think that the fan and electrical outlet might have been added some time
after the lights?
This is my guess.
The usual way but not the only way to wire a light and switch is to bring power
to a box in the ceiling or wall where a light fixture is mounted. The live wire
is
Well, I bit the bullet. I just ordered surfboard from Independent Living Aids
for $50 and about $7 shipping. If it works for my mother I probably will order
one for myself
Let you all know what I think about in a week or so.
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From: Ray Boyce
To:
Let us know how it works out, and how friendly it really is. Regards
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From: Lenny McHugh
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 9:59 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Voice Operated Learning Remote Control
Well, I bit the
Voice operated remote!
Isn't that a husband?
And she also knows how to push my buttons too.
Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada
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From: Lenny McHugh
To:
I was talking to a friend who just helped his grandson build a barometer for
his science project.
It reminded me about one that I built when I was in the 5th grade. I also
made a weather dog picture. If I remember correctly I drew a picture of a
dog and painted it with cobalt chloride. That was
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