[Help] My bathroom light switch flips up to the on position without anyone touching it. Updates to this post /post/279578-my-bathroom-light-switch-flips-up-t Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:42:32 +0100 The post was closed by Shakeybritches /post/279578-my-bathroom-light-switch-flips-up-t#reply-8725343 Shakeybritches Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:24:00 +0100 Reply from Shakeybritches /post/279578-my-bathroom-light-switch-flips-up-t#reply-5150802 I agree pawsmusicpro. So what does your scientific knowledge tell you about why it does it?

]]> Shakeybritches Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:05:03 +0100 Reply from pawsmusicpro /post/279578-my-bathroom-light-switch-flips-up-t#reply-5150475 I have the same problem - a switch in the basement has started to go ON by itself - I turn it off, go upstairs - an hour later I come down and the light is on and the switch is UP!

Much as I’d like to believe I might have a friendly ghost here, I have enough scientific knowledge to know that there is probably a practical explanation. Anyone know any more about this?

]]> pawsmusicpro Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:21:07 +0100 Reply from Shakeybritches /post/279578-my-bathroom-light-switch-flips-up-t#reply-5035725 Thank you Sitnalta, I just wish the dang dishes would get done by themselves lol, thanks. Shakey

]]> Shakeybritches Wed, 27 May 2009 00:31:15 +0100 Reply from THE INTERNET /post/279578-my-bathroom-light-switch-flips-up-t#reply-5035396 [quote Shakeybritches][quote pickle chip]My car locks and unlocks itself. Maybe it’s some kind of electrical surge?[/quote]

Thanks, but the switch actually moves up without touching it

[quote SITNALTA]who you gonna call?
ghostbusters[/quote]

Thanks Sit, but it really happens and there is an explanation for it, just looking….lol.[/quote]

i dont know what i really is that is doing it XD

]]> THE INTERNET Tue, 26 May 2009 21:24:21 +0100 Reply from Shakeybritches /post/279578-my-bathroom-light-switch-flips-up-t#reply-5034135 [quote king_sik]I have no idea. It could be the pull of the chords. Thats what it was with me. I built in my basement, and the electrical wires were short. It was pulling the switch up.[/quote]

Thank you, I looked inside the box and everything looks good, tomorrow I will probably take it out and look closer. The wires can’t actually flip the switch to my knowledge, because it will pull on the screws and not the handle its self.

]]> Shakeybritches Tue, 26 May 2009 04:43:20 +0100 Reply from Shakeybritches /post/279578-my-bathroom-light-switch-flips-up-t#reply-5034104 [quote Aries]I’m not being funny here, Shakey. Mice do live in walls and can wreak havoc. I’ve had them chew through the wiring clean through on one of our sockets.[/quote]

I believe it Aries, but this has happened 3 times and I have just checked behind the face plate and there is no sign of anything being in there. Before I change the switch, I want to do a little experimenting to see what could be causing it. To my knowledge there is no way turn on a switch other than flipping it, however I have heard of power surges doing some weird stuff. Thanks

]]> Shakeybritches Tue, 26 May 2009 04:33:52 +0100 Reply from king_sik /post/279578-my-bathroom-light-switch-flips-up-t#reply-5034093 I have no idea. It could be the pull of the chords. Thats what it was with me. I built in my basement, and the electrical wires were short. It was pulling the switch up.

]]> king_sik Tue, 26 May 2009 04:27:57 +0100 Reply from Aries /post/279578-my-bathroom-light-switch-flips-up-t#reply-5034086 I’m not being funny here, Shakey. Mice do live in walls and can wreak havoc. I’ve had them chew through the wiring clean through on one of our sockets.

]]> Aries Tue, 26 May 2009 04:25:28 +0100 Reply from Shakeybritches /post/279578-my-bathroom-light-switch-flips-up-t#reply-5034084 [quote king_sik]Had the same thing happen to me. Freaked me out big. Just get a new one. Fixed everything.[/quote]

I intend to replace it, just very curious as to how it manages to flip up.

]]> Shakeybritches Tue, 26 May 2009 04:24:44 +0100 Reply from king_sik /post/279578-my-bathroom-light-switch-flips-up-t#reply-5034075 Had the same thing happen to me. Freaked me out big. Just get a new one. Fixed everything.

]]> king_sik Tue, 26 May 2009 04:20:18 +0100 Reply from Shakeybritches /post/279578-my-bathroom-light-switch-flips-up-t#reply-5034059 [quote pickle chip]Maybe a mouse or someone in your house is doing it.[/quote]

My wife was only a foot or two away when it did it the second time, no mouse, but thank you.

[quote Sans]Try replacing the switch. I once had a light switch that was faulty, and you had to put more pressure down than up to operate it.[/quote]

Thanks Sans, I have checked the pressure earlier, and it does take less pressure to turn on than off, but so do many of the switches. I thought also that it may only be halfway cut off, well before this last incident it was only half way off so I turned it off completely and it came on a short time later.

]]> Shakeybritches Tue, 26 May 2009 04:13:48 +0100 Reply from Sans /post/279578-my-bathroom-light-switch-flips-up-t#reply-5034052 Try replacing the switch. I once had a light switch that was faulty, and you had to put more pressure down than up to operate it.

]]> Sans Tue, 26 May 2009 04:08:41 +0100 Reply from Time Traveller /post/279578-my-bathroom-light-switch-flips-up-t#reply-5034050 Maybe a mouse or someone in your house is doing it.

]]> Time Traveller Tue, 26 May 2009 04:07:36 +0100 Reply from Shakeybritches /post/279578-my-bathroom-light-switch-flips-up-t#reply-5034046 [quote pickle chip]My car locks and unlocks itself. Maybe it’s some kind of electrical surge?[/quote]

Thanks, but the switch actually moves up without touching it

[quote SITNALTA]who you gonna call?
ghostbusters[/quote]

Thanks Sit, but it really happens and there is an explanation for it, just looking….lol.

]]> Shakeybritches Tue, 26 May 2009 04:03:33 +0100 Reply from THE INTERNET /post/279578-my-bathroom-light-switch-flips-up-t#reply-5034044 who you gonna call?
ghostbusters

]]> THE INTERNET Tue, 26 May 2009 04:00:27 +0100 Reply from Time Traveller /post/279578-my-bathroom-light-switch-flips-up-t#reply-5034035 My car locks and unlocks itself. Maybe it’s some kind of electrical surge?

]]> Time Traveller Tue, 26 May 2009 03:56:40 +0100