Remote Bath Light Switch

After catching my 7 yr old daughter standing on the Thetford to try to turn on the bath light... well... the light bulb went off!

Realized the bath wall is hollow. Drilled hole along top edge of wall and ran wire down to 1" hole for rocker switch (Radio Shack). Switch is 42" from floor. I wired an 1/8" mono audio jack in parallel with existing bath light switch and mounted beside fixture switch. This was toughest part. Velcro'd wire to ceiling. Now light turns on either at the door or above as before. No, it's not a 3-way! To stow pull plug from jack and let wire hang.

A mod that only your baby would deserve!

Troy

Very nice.
Hadn't thought about how difficult that could be for the vertically challenged. All my babies have 4 legs these days and so far they don't use the thetford. Border Collies and Jack Russells are pretty smart though. It's probably just a matter of time.

Cheri

DW says,"Hey that's great, what about a switch by the front door?"

I saw a mod on rv.net where someone had added a small switch and a small LED light to an existing florescent light. They used it as a night light in the bathroom. This light is dim enough to not light up the world but bright enough to allow you to take care of business in the middle of the night.

Good idea. It's amazing what LEDs are showing up in. We went with the cheap plug-in eerie green LCD night lights from Walmart. We have one in each of the outlets (3). Although these wouldn't do too well drycamping!

The reason I like the LED night light in the existing light is because there is already 12volt power to work with. It could be done with any fixture that is already there that has room for a switch and an LED light.

I like the bathroom because with the door closed it won't be all that bright.

I was thinking of a clapper in the... oh never mind.

Originally Posted by larsdennert

I was thinking of a clapper in the... oh never mind.

Now that's funny. I haven't laughed that hard in weeks. Very original. Very subtle.

Here's the remote switch for the front door mounted above the stove. After pulling back the rubber trim along the shell edge, I used a long 3/8" bit to drill "conduits" for the 16ga. wire in the wall and ceiling. The switch is a radio shack 12V rocker wired in parallel with the existing fixture switch. It's mounted in a 1" hole. I used a little superglue for permanent mounting. The added wiring is "invisible". Took an hour or so. Now our little one can turn on a light herself when she enters the TM and will keep us from having to leave a light on as before. Light inside + dark outside = bugs inside!
Troy

[countrygirl]

That is cool!