Remove a pendant and ceiling pull switch

[chaoticj]

Hi,

As per title I need to remove a pendant and ceiling pull switch from a bedroom.

What is the best way to go about this? No access from above..

See pic.



Thanks in advance.

 

[sparkwright]

Really need to see the wires inside BOTH the switch and rose to give a helpful answer.

 

[Steven Prentice]

need to remove? What do you want to replace ir with?

 

[Taylortwocities]

need to remove? What do you want to replace ir with?

Exactly my thought. It would be awful dark in there if they were removed!

What’s the full story please?

 

[Mottie]

We had a similar setup in our old house. It was a two-way switch with the normal switch fitted by the previous tennant. I assumed they were a bit frail and turned the ceiling light on and off from the comfort of their bed. Either that or they were just lazy bar stewards.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Bit extreme, no, to brand anybody who wants a switch accessible from the bed as either frail or lazy b*****ds?

 

[Mottie]

What other possible reasons could there be then? Oh, I know, fear of touching a switch. Add nutters to that list of possibilities.

 

[EFLImpudence]

I would say it's a very common practice - or have a bedside lamp.



Note that the OP said he also wants to remove the pendant.

So, there won't be a need for any switches.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

What other possible reasons could there be then? Oh, I know, fear of touching a switch. Add nutters to that list of possibilities.

There is only one nutter in this whole saga.

Do you have a mirror?

 

[Mottie]

Yep. Do you need to borrow one then?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

So, let's see.

One of us thinks that people who want 2-way switching, with a switch accessible from a bed are frail or lazy b*****ds or nutters.

And the other one thinks that if they want 2-way switching, with a switch accessible from a bed, then that is absolutely fine.

Which of those two people needs to take a long, hard, look at themselves?

Feel free to be rational and intelligent when explaining your answer.

 

[Mottie]

Didn’t say there was anything wrong with being frail you pillock. I fitted some grab bars in various places in my parents bungalow and had the bath removed and had a walk-in shower with a proper shower chair installed because my Dad was frail and couldn’t physically get in or out of a bath. If he wasn’t frail and still wanted them, I’d have said he was a lazy bastard or a Nutter. The husband of the lady opposite me had a stairlift fitted because he was frail. If he wasn’t frail and still had it fitted.....again, lazy bastard or nutter. Why are you having trouble understanding that?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I have no trouble in understanding why you think that in the absence of frailty anybody who wants a light switch they can reach from the bed is a lazy bastard or a nutter.

It's because you are a complete and utter *******.

 

[mwatsonxx]

Happy days are here again.

 

[Keithmac]

What was the question again?..