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Michael yates
Joined: 05 Nov 2011 Posts: 5
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 6:12 am Post subject: My dad's house? |
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My dad lives in Leeds and i go their almost every weekend. however when i go their and i try to get to sleep for the night i always have to have my TV on to get to sleep because every time i wake up in the morning a switch near the house phone is switched on and we never has been used before. i believe i have heard it click on in the night but im too terrierfid to go and look. but i know for a fact it is last night i switched off the switch and this morning it was on. this is one of the things preventing me to go to my dads and my dads a caretaker so he lives in a bungalow in the grounds. i don't know the history of it but all we now is that caretaker has died ijn it before pleadse help me with this. |
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thecactus
Joined: 07 Mar 2011 Posts: 3196 Location: Northern Ireland
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:13 am Post subject: |
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There is a good chance it is the previous caretaker who died is still there - if he hasn't been aggressive I wouldn't worry about it. |
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D B Sweeney
Joined: 27 Aug 2010 Posts: 2842 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 11:26 am Post subject: |
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thecactus wrote: | There is a good chance it is the previous caretaker who died is still there - if he hasn't been aggressive I wouldn't worry about it. |
Whaaat??? Are you having a laugh Cactus???? Are you trying to wind people up or scare Michael even further?.
Just because a switch might be faulty or whatever there's absolutely no reason whatsoever to be leaping to such totally unfounded, unsupported conclusions
@ Michael, what kind of switch is it - what is it on etc?.
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thecactus
Joined: 07 Mar 2011 Posts: 3196 Location: Northern Ireland
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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D B Sweeney wrote: | thecactus wrote: | There is a good chance it is the previous caretaker who died is still there - if he hasn't been aggressive I wouldn't worry about it. |
Whaaat??? Are you having a laugh Cactus???? Are you trying to wind people up or scare Michael even further?.
Just because a switch might be faulty or whatever there's absolutely no reason whatsoever to be leaping to such totally unfounded, unsupported conclusions
@ Michael, what kind of switch is it - what is it on etc?.
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lol DB has a good point - it could be just a fault with the switch, but I assumed there were other occurrences too Could you tell us other reasons you think the previous caretakers spirit remains there? |
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KiloCharlie
Joined: 27 Oct 2011 Posts: 47
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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A few questions.
1. What type of switch is it?
2. How old is it?
3. Does it move easily & always with a positive click?
What you describe is not that uncommon. It's normally just a old & knackered switch. I am not an electrician, but I do build / repair electronics & switches are like everything else, they get old & worn. Plus like a few human brains electric wiring can be wrong, but apparently function normally for years before automatically tripping a switch. So as a second line of attack don't check the switch yourself, get it done by someone who knows what they are doing, as it may be wired poorly. |
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Michael yates
Joined: 05 Nov 2011 Posts: 5
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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KiloCharlie wrote: | A few questions.
1. What type of switch is it?
2. How old is it?
3. Does it move easily & always with a positive click?
What you describe is not that uncommon. It's normally just a old & knackered switch. I am not an electrician, but I do build / repair electronics & switches are like everything else, they get old & worn. Plus like a few human brains electric wiring can be wrong, but apparently function normally for years before automatically tripping a switch. So as a second line of attack don't check the switch yourself, get it done by someone who knows what they are doing, as it may be wired poorly. | Its been been around for loads of years possibly 1876 its a normal socket switch |
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Michael yates
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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its just strange as their is no oher switches that do the same thing |
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Michael yates
Joined: 05 Nov 2011 Posts: 5
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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D B Sweeney wrote: | thecactus wrote: | There is a good chance it is the previous caretaker who died is still there - if he hasn't been aggressive I wouldn't worry about it. |
Whaaat??? Are you having a laugh Cactus???? Are you trying to wind people up or scare Michael even further?.
Just because a switch might be faulty or whatever there's absolutely no reason whatsoever to be leaping to such totally unfounded, unsupported conclusions
@ Michael, what kind of switch is it - what is it on etc?.
DB | lol he may be right tho it has been round for years and its a normal socket switch but i just can't see why someone would have a favor of flicking switch's |
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D B Sweeney
Joined: 27 Aug 2010 Posts: 2842 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 12:59 am Post subject: |
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MIchael, could you post a picture of the switch please?
Cheers.
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KiloCharlie
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 12:59 am Post subject: |
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Michael yates wrote: | its just strange as their is no oher switches that do the same thing |
Think about it Michael. Would you expect every switch to go at the same time? Do you know the history of the elctrical system there? It could be that that switch has had a rough earlier life, it could be that it was always going to the one to go first due to build quality.
The life span of electric cables is 20 years, based upon constant use, this of course almost never happens, so wiring & thus also the switches could be up to 40 years old, something that brings with it problems. |
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Michael yates
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 1:48 am Post subject: |
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D B Sweeney wrote: | MIchael, could you post a picture of the switch please?
Cheers.
DB |
here you go its the exact same one and guys my dad gave me another picture of some activity when he took a picture of the school if you want to see it. |
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carlos2010
Joined: 23 Oct 2010 Posts: 288
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:44 am Post subject: |
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Michael yates wrote: | its just strange as their is no oher switches that do the same thing |
Just because one is faulty, it doesnt mean the rest will be.
Id personally spend £5 on a new socket, have it fitted and see if it still happens, if it does, it requires further investigation, if it doesnt, faulty swith.
You say its a normal socket switch, Im presuming a single wall outlet with switch, around 6 inch square(give or take), you also say its been around for loads of years, around 1876? maybe a typo and you meant 1976. So is it a standard 3 pin socket, with rectangular holes, or cylindrical holes? as some years ago, 80's i think, the standards were changed and we still have one old style 3 pin socket above the kitchen window.
Just trying to eliminate all possibilities. |
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D B Sweeney
Joined: 27 Aug 2010 Posts: 2842 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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Michael yates wrote: | D B Sweeney wrote: | MIchael, could you post a picture of the switch please?
Cheers.
DB |
here you go its the exact same one and guys my dad gave me another picture of some activity when he took a picture of the school if you want to see it. |
Can you post any pics Michael?
DB |
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