Instant Karma's Gonna Got Me

Humph.

Just after "fixing" the front entry lights (Did I mention I also installed a rotary dimmer while I was at it?) the House of the Future got back at me.

Blown relay.  I think.

No, really.  Kids pushed the switch in too hard, jamming it in the on position, which sends a continuous signal to the realy, burning it out.  There is a technical term for this in the Archi/Electical world.  It is known as "shit be broke."

Now, it's possible they fried the switch, but I doubt it.  There's no clicky-buzzy sound (let me know if this is getting too technical) when you hit the switch anymore, on or off.

Lamp is good.  Brand spankin' new.  Works like a charm, provided, of course, that you screw it in somewhere else.  I'm sure you are all thinking of possible locations as we speak.

I believe the house just gave me a giant raspberry.

Well. This is awkward...

I finally got around to changing out that switch relay...well, almost.

Yes, yes, I know.  It's been on the Honey Do list for quite some time.  I've been busy, I swear!  First, my pet duck needed an iron lung.  Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a bespoke iron lung tailor? It's not easy.  Let's just leave it at that.  Then my personal balloonist, Guiseppe, went on strike, meaning I had no easy mode of transportation.  There was an earthquake!  A terrible flood!  Locusts! IT WASN'T MY FAULT I SWEAR TO GOD!!!

Ahem.

Anywho, I have a new set of hand tools, having still not found the box the movers cleverly put all my old ones into, and we are having guests over, so it's time to be Handy Andy.

New relay.  Check.
Linesman's pliers.  Check
Needle nose pliers.  Check.
Slotted screwdriver.  Check.
Circuit breaker located.  Check.

Once more into the breach, dear friends, once more...

Take all the coats out of the closet, get everything laid out just so... hmm... never noticed that rotary switch before.

Now, before I go any further, I need to pause and say there are rotary switches all over this house.  Most of them control the in-ceiling speakers in the various rooms.  Some are still total mysteries. There are two in the china hutch.  No idea what they do.  But why a rotary switch in the front hall closet?  Curious... I wonder what it controls... there are no speakers over here.  Well, let's give it a turn, shall we?

And.....Presto.  The lights come on.  Yes, those lights.  Yes, those very lights whose relay I was fixin' to fix.

Well.  This is awkward.

Honey!  I fixed the lights in the front hall!