What is a "Grabber Switch" ?

[oldmansax]

I don't know what this is, so I don't know where to put the question!

I am is the process of replacing a lot of the original water piping with pex. In the process, I have discovered two metal octagonal electrical boxes with covers. "Grabber Switch" is written on each cover. I haven't checked yet but the wiring looks like 12 Volt. My coach has twin beds and there is one box each under each bed, mounted to the wall. It appears there are two wires with two conductors each in each box. One wire goes towards the front of the coach and one disappears into the sidewall.

On a maybe related note, I have two weather proof toggle switches, one each under the rear most side window (bedroom). Don't know what they are for & the PO didn't know either. Are they the "Grabber Switches"? What would they grab? If I turn one on, will I be grabbed & stuffed into the engine compartment?

Any information or opinions are welcome.

TOM

[oldmansax]

This is bad...... I thought somebody would have an idea......... I guess I'll start taking things apart!

TOM

[mikebulriss]

(03-29-2015 17:40)oldmansax Wrote:  This is bad...... I thought somebody would have an idea......... I guess I'll start taking things apart!

TOM

Tom,

Do you have the electric motors running the curtains? As I recall those were from Graber (not Grabber) window treatments. It could be a switch interconnect for those motors.

FWIW.

[oldmansax]

Thanks Mike!

I DO have electric curtains & it will be an east check to disconnect one wire in the box & see if they work.

As an aside, it DOES say "grabber" on the cover. The installer probably spells like me!

TOM

[davidbrady]

Very good Mike! I've been scratching my head over Tom's question. The symmetry of the layout was puzzling me and your electric curtains answer fits perfectly. Now the suspense is building to see what Tom ultimately discovers...

[oldmansax]

Unfortunately, we will all have to endure the suspense this week. I'm setting up a new server and moving my remote network monitoring and anti-virus software. Lots of work stations & servers so I'm just too busy to play.

One thing about the "Grabber switches". The wiring looks like 12 volt. If it turns out to be 120V, I may change the wiring anyway. I'm certainly going to change the routing. I don't like 120 volts running loose around my water piping!

TOM

[davidbrady]

A quick internet search reveals that the Graber motors should be 120VAC.

[ernie ekberg]

In the older coaches powered by the Redi-line, those motors were part of that circuit, along with the ice maker and 1 or 2 outlets. Those were 120 volts.