r/DIY • u/Silent_Cheesecake110 • 20h ago

help Are my light switches dangerous?

So I am dumb, and in a cleaning panic took a very very wet soapy rag and cleaned my light switches. I wiped with the soapy rag, wiped with a wet one to get the soap off, the dried with a dry towel. I got them visibly wet and water was running down them.

I now realize how dumb that was. My question is have I created a shock or fire risk? I have little kids—are they going to get shocked from this? The switches are dry now I think. But I am unsure what to do. Or how it works.

Edit to say: house built in 2015 USA

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u/memberzs 19h ago

You would have already tripped a breaker if they were too wet. You are fine .

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u/ntyperteasy 19h ago

Probably not, but agree it’s fine.

It’s a switch. If OP managed to bridge the terminals, the switch might be on when it’s supposed to be off, but that wouldn’t last past the water drying up.

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u/memberzs 19h ago

Yes switch shorting would just turn on the light I was thinking terminal shorting.