That’s the question. When cooking and then pouring the water into the sink, for 10 seconds the lights on the counter turn on. These lights are usually broken and refuse to turn on manually. The lights are a strip of little LED bulbs glued on the cupboard .
i have a theory but i am not an electrician
EDIT : case solved by GIGACHAD (that’s his nickname)
You’ve got an IR sensor somewhere that is supposed to turn the lights on when it senses a person’s presence. The heat from the boiling water is tripping sensor.
I have a similar sensor in my faucet. It always turns the faucet on when I pour boiling water into the sink.
That’s my guess anyway.
since the light only turns on after introducing a warm inanimate object , this means op is cold blooded lizard people
Of the answers I’ve seen this is the one that makes most sense.
Of course, the real answer is that the sink is haunted.
Is the sink stainless?
Do you have garbage disposal?
The number one rule of all electronics is thou shall check ground. Sounds like a grounding issue somewhere.
You should still check ground, but if it’s repeatable with hot water and not cold water, it’s probably because of the heat. To remove water from the equation, you can probably use a heat lamp.
I have an led strip installed next to my oven at a similar place. There is a larger “button” that reacts to touch, you can also dim it. When I am cooking, the steam of the boiling water turns dims that light on and off, it’s pretty annoying but also kind of funny.
oh. damn, you kinda took out the fun & mystery lol You are right I just found that button and yes it does dim lights on/off. So this is the final explanation
