why is the red light always on on my shower pull cord?

The switch I bought for my shower had the wires for the neon light hard wired in by the manufacturer, with the light staying permenantly on. I took it back to where i bought it from and had it changed . The new switch did exactly the same, ( light stayed on ) I had to cut the wires and rewire it myself to the output side. Made sure the circuit breaker was OFF first. I wonder if this was part of a bad batch of switches.

Marc
August 2012

the switch sounds like its wired the wrong way round . this causes the neon to be lit permanently . have the polarity checked as soon as possible. ie live is in the live and neutral in the neutral terminals. polarity is vital .

septimus
September 2008

There are 2 sets of connections inside the unit - input and output. The indicator lamp should be on the output side so it switches with the shower.

Check that you haven't got the connections the wrong way round.

Adam
August 2008

this is fine it just telling u that there is power going to the shower

scott
August 2008