Help finding a replacement switch please

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The light switch to our ensuite has broken - the switch keeps falling out its hole.

It is a light switch, a switch for the extractor fan and then a place where you can take a fuse in/ out.

I've looked in b&q and they didn't have one.
I've ha a quick look at screwfix online but can't find it either.

Can you help me find a replacement please! :)

Is the fuse for the extractor fan?

I've never seen a fused switch unit with two switches. Does it fit into a standard back box?

Got it
I think you have a 3 gang grid plate with two switches and a fused connection unit. Like this. You then buy the switches and fused connection unit and fit them into the grid plate.

TLC Direct sell them.

Hi!
I assume the fuse is for the fan (just moved in). I could take it out to check maybe?
It's the same size as a standard light switch.

Going to investigate your link once the kids are asleep!

Thanks! :)

That looks promising except the switch/ unit is square rather than rectangular. I'm not sure about replacing it with something that isn't the right size as the hole in the wall won't be big enough.

you say the switch keeps falling out of its hole

do you mean the square plate falls off, or do you mean the switch falls out of the plate?

if it is a grid switch, reasonable electrical competence will permit the switch, or the plate, or the grid, or the whole assembly, to be replaced. It is a bit more complicated than changing an ordinary light switch.

You might be happier asking around for a recommended local electrician. If he is a member of a competent persons scheme (ask him which) and has ben around for a few years, he should find it easy. Gridswitches are usually by major brands and the components are readily available. You might be able to see the makers name or initials on yours.

It's the switch itself that falls out - the plastic that the rocker sits in has cracked on one side so it doesn't stay on its axle iyswim.
I cant see a makers name on it, I guess if I take it off the wall I may find one.

Do you think it's an electrician job?
I've been trying to persuade dh that it might be but he shakes his head in a knowledgeable fashion except he knows nowt about DIY! :)

yes.

does it look like the gridswitch here?

most likely it is MK or Crabtree or MEM, but I would not try to identify it from here. The maker may have changed the design since yours was made. I don't recall seeing a 3-unit grid plate that's square so without the makers name (and perhaps a part no that may be moulded into the back) it will be difficult to match.

Obviously turn off the power and test for dead before tinkering. Photograph the connections before you undo anything, and reconnect every wire in exactly the same place, even if there are several the same colour.

If you don't you will wish you had.

p.s.

perhaps you can take some photos and put them on your profile if you know how. I don't.