Home electricity safety

[LeonardoAcropolis]

Hello, need some help please

Last night the pull cord light switch in our downstairs loo snapped off in my hands. It appears to have snapped off inside the fitting and so the light is 'on'. I've removed the bulb and flipped the switch off inside the consumer unit. However, that switch has also disabled our hallway light and living room light.

I'm hoping to buy, and fix, the pull cord today, however if it's too complex I might need to leave it until I can get a sparky round.

Now, no lights in the living room for a few days will be a bummer, how dangerous will it be to switch my downstairs lights back on, leaving an empty 'on' light fitting?

Thank you!

it should be fine, so long as no one is silly enough to put their finger in it!

Given the time of year, can you put some T lights in their so people can use the loo?

I would think it would be ok to have the lights back on

you can put the bulb back in.

If you have an energy-saving or LED lamp it will use trivial electricity, and will not even get hot. It would run for about 100 hours on 14p worth of electricity.

Hello everyone, thanks for your advice. We tried to replace the cord but inside the switch was three fiddly bits which we couldn't reassemble We've put the bulb back in and will get our usual sparky round after Christmas.