fillmorr
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- Mansfield Ohio
Has anyone had trouble with those switches that light up when off? I havent investigated or replaced it yet but one night i hit the wall and turned the light on and the other night was givin a shock from it
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- Thread starter fillmorr
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Sounds like a loose wire in the switch box. I will also guess that the switch is not grounded.
mjf
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Put one in my 1st floor hallway about 3 years ago with no problems as of yet. I probably would have fully investigated after the first unusual instance.
hurk27
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- Portage, Indiana NEC: 2008
Switches that light up when the load is off are generally put in series with the load (across the contact) and don't need to use a neutral or ground as a return path, so if this is the type of switch then its sounds like a problem with the switch having an internal connection problem and the strap is not grounded.
kwired
Electron manager
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- NE Nebraska
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- EC
Was the shock a definite AC current shock or just static discharge when you touched it?
Just hitting the wall should not cause operation of a good condition switch, maybe something is defective or broken with it.
Just hitting the wall should not cause operation of a good condition switch, maybe something is defective or broken with it.
fillmorr
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- Mansfield Ohio
It was a shock there was a spark with it and tingling fingers. I plan to replace. Its in a moble home and the wiring has been a headace since moving in and been working to replace most devices and switch everything from the back stab connects to the screw termanils
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