Repairing A Bathroom Pull Cord
It is quite common for a pull cord to sever at the point where it leaves its casing. When this happens you do not have to replace the whole unit, you just need to replace the cord. The tools required for this are; a cutting knife, a screwdriver and a phase tester. The only materials required for this are pull cord and a cord nub. When working for one of the bathroom suppliers Northern Ireland has to offer, I often had customers come in to my shop looking to buy a full unit when their pull chord snapped. They did not realize how easy it is to repair the cord and thought they had to replace everything. If you follow the steps below, you can save yourself a lot of grief and money.
First, cut the power off to the bathroom fuse box. The lighting circuit power can be cut from the consumer unit. Loosen the screws that attach the unit to its mounting box. Not which wires goes to which sockets and then disconnect them from their terminals. Remove the screws that secure the body switch to the face plate. Be careful when doing this, as the spring can pop out and send the parts everywhere. Take a look at how the switch actually works, as there are a lot of different configurations for this switch. Lift off the shaft with on/off markings, so the nylon peg can be removed that has the cord attached.
Make a not at one end of the chord, then pass the other part of the chord through the washer and slot. Feed the chord down through the spring and put the peg back in the mounting. The wings on the side of the peg slot into the groove beside the spring. Put the shaft with the markings back in place. Put the two parts of the switch back together and make sure the spring is back in place. Thread the chord through the fitting that connects the it to the rest of the chord and re-wire the wires to the terminals. Then fit the switch back to its box.
This can seem like a daunting task but it is actually quite straight forward. Please be patient and you will get the results your work deserves.
First, cut the power off to the bathroom fuse box. The lighting circuit power can be cut from the consumer unit. Loosen the screws that attach the unit to its mounting box. Not which wires goes to which sockets and then disconnect them from their terminals. Remove the screws that secure the body switch to the face plate. Be careful when doing this, as the spring can pop out and send the parts everywhere. Take a look at how the switch actually works, as there are a lot of different configurations for this switch. Lift off the shaft with on/off markings, so the nylon peg can be removed that has the cord attached.
Make a not at one end of the chord, then pass the other part of the chord through the washer and slot. Feed the chord down through the spring and put the peg back in the mounting. The wings on the side of the peg slot into the groove beside the spring. Put the shaft with the markings back in place. Put the two parts of the switch back together and make sure the spring is back in place. Thread the chord through the fitting that connects the it to the rest of the chord and re-wire the wires to the terminals. Then fit the switch back to its box.
This can seem like a daunting task but it is actually quite straight forward. Please be patient and you will get the results your work deserves.