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Bathroom fluorescent won't turn off

This is the long ceiling-mounted fluorescent light in the shower area. It has two switches, one under the counter in the bathroom sink area and the 2nd wall-mounted in the bedroom near the sliding door.
When it was working I could hear a relay. Now, I can press either switch and I don't hear the relay and the light stays on.
Any help troubleshooting this and/or locating the relay would be appreciated.
Thanks, Dick
Dick, '03 U320 40' Tag, 2 slides, Coach #6075
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Possibly behind the bedroom TV  New to Foretravel have some questions
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Also might be behind the top drawer in the bathroom
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Quote from: Dick S –
This is the long ceiling-mounted fluorescent light in the shower area. It has two switches, one under the counter in the bathroom sink area and the 2nd wall-mounted in the bedroom near the sliding door.
When it was working I could hear a relay. Now, I can press either switch and I don't hear the relay and the light stays on.
Any help troubleshooting this and/or locating the relay would be appreciated.
Thanks, Dick
Dick I have a similar issue ever since replacing everything with leds. If I turn on the under cabinet LED lights in either the bathroom or the coffee bar across from the stove area, I get flickering and I can hear the relay going on and off. Sometimes the lights then come on in the galley area. Sometimes the switch will turn the light off again and sometimes it won't. The relay I hear is near the microwave next to and above the refrigerator. I really haven't done a whole lot of troubleshooting on it yet, other than not to use those lights unless I have other lights on. It seems to be a voltage issue I guess because sometimes even turning the water pump switch on or off will influence the lighting. It's a future project....
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I had trouble with the same light. Pulled out the switch and found a wire had come loose, reconnected it and it was fine. I would say check your wiring at the switches.
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Chad, at Foretravel Tech Support, helped me locate this relay. It is on the floor under the four drawers in the bedroom. I removed the bottom drawer to gain access. With a nudge from a fellow Foretraveler, I reset it and it has worked fine for 1 whole day. The relay is identified as Finder Type 20.21.
Here is a link to a photo, Shared album - Dick S - Google Photos.
One of these relays allows me to touch either of two momentary switches to turn on or off the light in the bathroom.
This photo shows two of them together. They allow me to turn the freshwater pump on or off from any of four momentary switches in the coach.
Replacement switches are available online for around $30 to $40. I could not find it on Amazon.
Thanks to all that responded and I hope this information may help someone else in the future.
Dick
Dick, '03 U320 40' Tag, 2 slides, Coach #6075
Full Timers
2009 Honda CR-V
 

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Dick,

Here is a thread that you can find info on those switches a lot/slightly cheaper than what you have listed.
Persistent Pump Light Problem

Mike
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