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Anyone Have A Touch Lamp That...........

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 16:43:15 GMT

comes on or off on its own. Last night I was watching TV in the dark and all of a sudden the touch lamp across the room comes on.

I thought the cat was on the table and bumped it. Nope, she was upstairs with DD.

Well, okay then. I glanced around and chuckled to myself "this isn't creepy at all." I went into the bathroom intending to turn it off when I came out. It went out while I was brushing my teeth.

I assume it is a malfunction as it has never done it before. I unplugged it and won't use it again.

Has anyone else had a wonky touch lamp? I've had it for years.

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ECBG — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 16:46:46 GMT

I once had a touch lamp. I couldn't touch it to dust the darn thing!

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silkyk — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 16:48:04 GMT

Ours go off and on when one of our Silky Terriers jump off the couch. The little clicking of their nails on hardwood floor was setting it off/on.

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jlkz — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 16:49:53 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2

Yes we have a swing arm three-way wall sconce above the two master suites in our mountain place: small one on first floor and larger room on second floor.

We can find one of them on occasionally: most likely due to some minor vibration. Nothing spooky at all.

Every once in a while, I think that maybe someone I was really close to and has passed away is sending me a reminder that she is watching over me still. Comforting thought !

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PickyCindy — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 16:50:00 GMT

Spirits maybe? lol Probably just a malfunction as you say. And yes, those things are hard to dust. Mine keep coming on or off when I do it. However I love touch lamps, especially the one I have next to my recliner. Just reach over and touch it off when I want to catnap in my recliner.

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Somertime — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 16:57:34 GMT

I have two swing arm lamps (touch) that do that all on their own for no reason. It happens, mostly, in the evenings.

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froggy — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 17:05:09 GMT

Yes, I have one that does that. Any kind of warmth near it will make it turn on. But I love the convenience of touch lamps.

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felixmom — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 17:14:40 GMT

Loved ones on the other side want to let us know they are close. They may blink lights in your house, streetlights as you walk down the street, etc. Didn't you ever have a loved one on your mind and suddenly you'll hear a song that they loved? Stay present and just observe. I've been going through a number sequence for a few weeks. I'll see 11 11. It can be as simple as the time on a microwave or a license plate number, or even the amount of my purchase at the supermarket. You may chuckle and think it's not real, but it is. Take comfort from it.

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MoonieBaby — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 17:30:01 GMT

Hi @CrazyKittyLvr2

It's likely nothing for concern, BUT I love all the responses that hint at spirits and them dropping in to let you know they are still with you.

It's nice to believe in guardian angels - I do and if that was my lamp - I'd chalk it up to my beloved grandmothers letting me know that they are STILL my light!

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 17:32:22 GMT

The table the lamp sits on is against the wall by the stairs. People run up the steps, the cats have done wild kitty runs, the cat has jumped on the table, it has never turned on. Even my sister's young grandkids running by it never caused it to do its own thing.

Since I don't believe in ghosts and goblins a wire must be going.

In the interest of safety I am giving it the old heave ho.

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threecees — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 17:34:07 GMT

Was there possible a storm in your area when this ocurred @CrazyKittyLvr2?

My mom had a touch lamp and it often came on during storms. She would come

up stairs and say, oh that darn lamp is on again.

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KBEANS — Sat, 02 Dec 2023 23:05:24 GMT

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Foxxee — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 18:34:09 GMT

Small bumps on the counter or other vibrations in the house have turned mine on.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 18:42:12 GMT

@threecees Nope, no storms.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 18:46:58 GMT

@KBEANS I was joking about the creepy comment. I wasn't afraid of anything other than the wiring/fire factor.

Now, had my sister been here she would have taken it as a sign. The lamp sits on the console table along with my DH's urn. And no, I don't believe in that sort of stuff. Never have, never will.

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msgb — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 20:50:43 GMT

My mother has one and it does go on without someone touching it.

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njwc — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 02:48:48 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 wrote:
comes on or off on its own. Last night I was watching TV in the dark and all of a sudden the touch lamp across the room comes on.

I thought the cat was on the table and bumped it. Nope, she was upstairs with DD.

Well, okay then. I glanced around and chuckled to myself "this isn't creepy at all." I went into the bathroom intending to turn it off when I came out. It went out while I was brushing my teeth.

I assume it is a malfunction as it has never done it before. I unplugged it and won't use it again.

Has anyone else had a wonky touch lamp? I've had it for years.

Yes. So the touch lamp on my nightstand was plugged directly into the top socket of the wall outlet right behind the nightstand. It's an all-metal lamp and the shade is touching the wall. The lamp would come on/go off occasionally, so I figured it was something electrical (maybe behind the wall?).

I tried moving it a little bit away from the wall, but that didn't work.

I unplugged it from the wall and plugged it into the power strip that was plugged into the bottom socket of that same wall outlet. I moved it back to touching the wall. It hasn't happened since and that's been about 6 years.

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homedecor1 — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 02:59:59 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2

Not sure about a lamp but my flameless lumina candles were coming on at all wierd hours -- I thought the timers were broken or something🤔

The smart posters here told me how our TV remote could do it! Yup, that's what it was ...I was flicking channels and yup certain candles came on.

Could this be the same thing? I don't know because I don't have any lamps like this.