[Remote control not working] I installed a pull switch so I can turn the ceiling light on and off with a string!!

Nowadays, all home appliances are operated by remote control.

Remote controls are convenient, but they tend to go missing or break quite often.

"Oh no!! The remote isn't responding!! The remote is broken!!"

So, you buy a new remote, but it still doesn't work!!

"Wait, it wasn't the remote that was broken, it was the remote receiver on the appliance itself!!" That kind of thing happens all too often.

By the way...

The other day, the remote for my ceiling light stopped working.

I was about to go to bed and tried to turn off the ceiling light, but pressing the off button on the remote had no effect at all, and I couldn't turn it off.

I thought the batteries might be dead, so I replaced them with new ones, but the situation didn't change at all.

Switching the channel settings didn't make any difference either.

If there were a wall switch for the lighting fixture in the room, I could use that to turn it off, but unfortunately, there is no such wall switch.

If I leave it like this, the ceiling light will stay on, so I have to do something about it.

Since I don't know if the remote itself is broken or the receiver on the ceiling light, buying a new remote would be a foolish move.

Buying a brand new ceiling light would also be a waste.

After all, I haven't had this ceiling light for very long...

Even if I were to buy a new ceiling light, I'd have to throw out the old one, and I'm not even sure how to dispose of ceiling lights, which honestly feels like a hassle, doesn't it?

In that case!!

"Why not just make it so I can turn the ceiling light on and off without relying on a remote!!" That's the conclusion I came to.

When it comes to ways to operate lighting fixtures without relying on a remote, the first thing that comes to mind is the old-fashioned"string" that hangs down from fluorescent lights.

In other words!!

If you can turn the ceiling light on and off with a string, then everything is solved.

By the way...

I think some of your old memories might include 'shadowboxing against the string hanging from a fluorescent light'.

The world is a big place, so perhaps there is someone who became a professional boxer by putting their experience shadowboxing against a string to good use.

Reporter: 'Congratulations. Who do you want to share the joy of victory with the most?'
Boxer: 'The fluorescent light string, I suppose. I was only able to become a professional boxer thanks to the fluorescent light string. Thank you! Fluorescent light string!!'

...something like that?

If you attach a string to a ceiling light, those nostalgic memories of shadowboxing from the past will come back to life in the present.

Just imagining that might make you want to attach a string to your ceiling light too.

So!!

'Ceiling Light String Conversion Project'To make this a reality, I searched online for some good methods by typing something like 'ceiling light string retrofit'.

And then!!

Among the items that popped up was 'Panasonic Ceiling Light Adapter Type 4 (with pull switch) WG4484PK'.

Looking at the product description, it says 'An adapter that connects to a ceiling outlet for lighting fixtures that do not have a pull switch (a type of switch operated by pulling a string), adding pull switch functionality.'.

In other words!!

With this item, 'You can operate a ceiling light that isn't the type operated by a string with a string!!'.

By the way, the price wasn't that high, it was about 700 yen.

'This is it!!'I clicked buy immediately, and once it arrived, I finished the installation right away.

Also, since the work is done towards the ceiling of the room, preparing a stepladder beforehand is essential. Actually, a stepladder is an essential item for wiping down high places like ceiling lights during spring cleaning, so if you don't have one, a stepladder is very convenient to have in every home, so I think it's worth considering buying one on an occasion like this.

By the way, the installation work itself is so simple that it takes less than 3 minutes, and 'if you can install a ceiling light yourself in the existing lighting fixture mounting location on the ceiling', you'll be fine.

In other words!!

'Anyone can install it'is what I can say.

↓ Below, I will introduce the 'string switch' I actually installed with images ↓

≪Ceiling light string switch installation image 1≫ 'String switch' in the bag - 'Panasonic Ceiling Light Adapter Type 4 (with pull switch) WG4484PK' image ↓

≪Ceiling Light Pull Switch Installation Image 2≫ Image of the 'pull switch' removed from the bag - 'Panasonic Ceiling Light Adapter Type 4 (with pull switch) WG4484PK' ↓

≪Ceiling Light Pull Switch Installation Image 3≫ Image 1 of the location on the room ceiling where the lighting fixture is installed (square ceiling rosette) ↓

≪Ceiling Light Pull Switch Installation Image 4≫ Image 2 of the location on the room ceiling where the lighting fixture is installed (square ceiling rosette) ↓

≪Ceiling Light Pull Switch Installation Image 5≫ The 'pull switch' - 'Panasonic Ceiling Light Adapter Type 4 (with pull switch) WG4484PK' is attached to the location on the room ceiling where the lighting fixture is installed (square ceiling rosette). Image ↓

≪Ceiling Light Pull Switch Installation Image 6≫ The ceiling light is attached to the 'pull switch' - 'Panasonic Ceiling Light Adapter Type 4 (with pull switch) WG4484PK'! Attach the included wood screw to the ceiling and pass the string through the loop of the wood screw (by attaching the wood screw slightly outside the diameter of the ceiling light and passing the string through the loop, it becomes easier to pull the string). Image ↓

≪Ceiling Light Pull Switch Installation Image 7≫ The state where the 'pull switch' - 'Panasonic Ceiling Light Adapter Type 4 (with pull switch) WG4484PK' is equipped and the ceiling light is turned on. Image ↓

≪Ceiling Light Pull Switch Installation Image 8≫ The ceiling light is turned off by pulling the string while the 'pull switch' - 'Panasonic Ceiling Light Adapter Type 4 (with pull switch) WG4484PK' is equipped. Image ↓

Like this, just by installing the 'Panasonic Ceiling Light Adapter Type 4 (with pull switch) WG4484PK', you can turn a ceiling light that could only be operated by remote control on and off with a pull switch. It is a very convenient item to have when the ceiling light remote or its receiver is broken, when you have lost the remote, or when the remote doesn't respond because the battery is low.

By the way, although you cannot perform fine-tuned dimming, by lightly pulling the pull switch while the ceiling light is on (pulling the switch normally only toggles between on and off), it is also possible to switch between 'dimmest state', 'brightest state', and 'night light'.

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