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Accessing a bathroom cabinet light switch. Help needed.
FrederickH posted a topic in Home Improvement
I have a bathroom light that was installed in 1953, when the house was built. In all of the bathrooms, a 4-light medicine cabinet was installed above the sinks. One of the two side lights has stopped working and I can't access the medicine cabinet(has two of the left side lights) to check the wiring and can't remove the cabinet without major damage to the surrounding plaster. I can post a photo if this post is allowed, to show the problem. Any advice would be appreciated.- 29 replies
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I have had this "simple" upgrade on my list since changing the batteries out the first time! As part of the kitchen upgrade a few years back we installed a new sink and a new faucet. This particular faucet has an eye at the base to turn the water on/off by a wave of the hand in front of it (and it was installed pre-covid ). You likely know the type, the faucet itself goes up into a hook about a foot over the sink. When the control says "on", the water splashes all over... Anywho, our control for this rig is a small battery operated gizmo attached to the back of the sink base like so Not a very easy place to get to when batteries need replacing. Compound that with what I uncovered last December when the batteries needed changing. Oh, and did I mention that the batteries do not give any "heads up"? They just work, until they don't. Here are the RayOVac batteries I changed out. So, I asked the Mrs. to keep her eye out at yard sales for some toy that would use a 4 x AA battery box. Since I was actively looking, there were none to be had. I found what I needed at a remote control car hobby shop. The white wire is some auto speaker wire I had on hand. Yesterday while the Mrs. had gone to town I thought that would be a good time to tackle the project. I had earlier made a small picture shelf , so I got this done. I will not say it was a minimum of hassle, but I can now/in the future, easily change out the batteries with barely even bending over. I am happy with it. YMMV - it is tight quarters to work in there, and not a lot of extra wire at the control box.
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From the album: Margaret's Kitchen Make Over
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My wife and I recently moved into a mobile home and are loving it... most everything is working fine, but I've noticed that the kitchen sink drains very slowly, and tends to get some back-up when the dishwasher is running. My first guess was the catch, so I took that off and looked, but it was totally clean... then I unscrewed the air filter thingy just past the catch in the drain pipes, and tried running water... it drained very quickly with no problems. When I went to a store and bought a new air vent and installed it, the sink went back to draining slowly. Am I missing something? Something else I should check? Or is that just the way things are gonna be for us? Any suggestions are welcome! Thanks!
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Just got this installed, though getting it finished was a real exercise in patience. The varnish was slow to cure enough for the sanding routine I used. Anyway, it's a plan that was in woodsmith and I made a mirror to match.
