That reminds me of Macs circa 1990. The disk drive had no eject button (because of course it was perfectly intuitive to drag the disk icon onto the fucking trash can icon to eject) but the computer’s power button was helpfully located right above the disk drive, so I was constantly powering off my computer whenever I just wanted to eject a disk.
Factories have safety lockouts for that sort of thing and I’m dismayed that they’re not a thing in the home. Especially for when your hand is down there.
You can just get a switch blocker, this prevents you accidentally operating a switch. Yet still allows you to operate by leaving access behind the guard. All the while also giving you a visual indication.
Or you can use two different switches in the box. One could be a different color, or it might be lighted next to an unlighted switch, or a different type of toggle.
I have two identical light switches in the kitchen right next to eachother but one does the garbage disposal it is so fucking annoying.
That reminds me of Macs circa 1990. The disk drive had no eject button (because of course it was perfectly intuitive to drag the disk icon onto the fucking trash can icon to eject) but the computer’s power button was helpfully located right above the disk drive, so I was constantly powering off my computer whenever I just wanted to eject a disk.
My university had a bay of Macs in the IT suite with laminated cards taped over the power button to warn newbies of this.
If the switches don’t match I’m triggered. Some small label or abbreviation on the plate might be ok though.
Or little icons that match the style of the plate would be cool. I’m thinking about getting these for the ceiling fans:
Factories have safety lockouts for that sort of thing and I’m dismayed that they’re not a thing in the home. Especially for when your hand is down there.
There are a couple of ways to fix that problem.
You can just get a switch blocker, this prevents you accidentally operating a switch. Yet still allows you to operate by leaving access behind the guard. All the while also giving you a visual indication.
Or you can use two different switches in the box. One could be a different color, or it might be lighted next to an unlighted switch, or a different type of toggle.
You can get a guard that makes the switch hard to flick.
https://a.co/d/60Nt0mZ
You could also just buy a different light switch in a different color (Like Black)
You could also block it off entirely and setup an air switch so the on switch is in your sink. It’s safer that way.
All 3 are in the realm of DIY