Westwind
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After two snowbird seasons in our Bighorn 3070 and burning my fingers every night when I try to turn off the reading lights and head to bed I decided that I needed to come up with a better way. I ordered 4 wall switches that are used for the recessed lights. I really like them they are big, easy to use, easy to locate without looking, and of course not hot.
It was a easy mod, the switch wiring was located on the ground side which allowed me to use a small wire which was easy to hide. I chose a bell wire which was a solid wire, after the fact I would recommend a stranded, it's a little sturdier. You have to soldier the wire to the switch terminals and I had one wire break off which caused me to have to undo what I thought was a completed switch installation.
I had to fabricate a wooden block to accommodate the switch terminals and the wire. The terminals extend beyond the plastic switch housing. That and the wire would not allow the switch to sit flush on the wall so that was the reason for the wooden block that was painted to match the color of the switch housing. I painted the front and sides but left the back unpainted so that hopefully the Glue would hold.
Someone recommended using the plastic wire channel that you can get at Home Depot in the electrical dept., I was easy to use and cut with a box knife. It has a adhesive strip on it and it stuck to the wall board well. I used small pieces to guide the wire behind the Lambrequin in the living room and in the bedroom to hide the wire.
I also used a LocTite gel glue which is new to me and it held the wooden blocks on the wall I let a day or two go by so that the blue dried before I finished the installation which then allowed me to screw the switch to the block.
Living Room reading light over recliner, tough to reach from the recliner.
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Able to turn on lights in bedroom without getting out of the bed.
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Switch ordered from Heartland parts department, must have Vin# handy so they can match color etc.,
second picture shows the terminal ends extending beyond the switch housing.
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Below are the wooden blocks that are used to raise the switch to allow for the terminals and wire. They were
made from hobby wood bought at home depot which is the right depth.
Second picture is the block glued in position on the wall in the living room.
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Below is the glue used and the plastic wire channel.
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The picture on the right shows the factory switch for the recessed lights over the couch , the switch
on the left is the mod with the mounting block installed and the switch mounted on it. The wiring
is routed in back the the window Lambrequin and up to the reading light.
The picture on the right is of the bedroom installation. The plastic channel was used to hide the brown
wire as it was routed over to the window and down the wall behind the window to the wall switch.
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It was a easy mod, the switch wiring was located on the ground side which allowed me to use a small wire which was easy to hide. I chose a bell wire which was a solid wire, after the fact I would recommend a stranded, it's a little sturdier. You have to soldier the wire to the switch terminals and I had one wire break off which caused me to have to undo what I thought was a completed switch installation.
I had to fabricate a wooden block to accommodate the switch terminals and the wire. The terminals extend beyond the plastic switch housing. That and the wire would not allow the switch to sit flush on the wall so that was the reason for the wooden block that was painted to match the color of the switch housing. I painted the front and sides but left the back unpainted so that hopefully the Glue would hold.
Someone recommended using the plastic wire channel that you can get at Home Depot in the electrical dept., I was easy to use and cut with a box knife. It has a adhesive strip on it and it stuck to the wall board well. I used small pieces to guide the wire behind the Lambrequin in the living room and in the bedroom to hide the wire.
I also used a LocTite gel glue which is new to me and it held the wooden blocks on the wall I let a day or two go by so that the blue dried before I finished the installation which then allowed me to screw the switch to the block.
Living Room reading light over recliner, tough to reach from the recliner.
View attachment 27583
Able to turn on lights in bedroom without getting out of the bed.
View attachment 27584
Switch ordered from Heartland parts department, must have Vin# handy so they can match color etc.,
second picture shows the terminal ends extending beyond the switch housing.
View attachment 27585 View attachment 27586
Below are the wooden blocks that are used to raise the switch to allow for the terminals and wire. They were
made from hobby wood bought at home depot which is the right depth.
Second picture is the block glued in position on the wall in the living room.
View attachment 27587 View attachment 27588
Below is the glue used and the plastic wire channel.
View attachment 27589 View attachment 27590
The picture on the right shows the factory switch for the recessed lights over the couch , the switch
on the left is the mod with the mounting block installed and the switch mounted on it. The wiring
is routed in back the the window Lambrequin and up to the reading light.
The picture on the right is of the bedroom installation. The plastic channel was used to hide the brown
wire as it was routed over to the window and down the wall behind the window to the wall switch.
View attachment 27591 View attachment 27592
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