Kitchen light turns on by itself
Hi everyone! My post here is to find some sort of explanation or confirmation about something happening in where I live. As the title says, the light in my kitchen turns on by itself. Now, there’s a bit of context to all this:
I live in an old house (built around the 1920s - 1930s) that was turned into an apartment building. Earlier this year, the landlord installed motion sensors for the lights in both the kitchen and the living room and I want to mention that since they were installed, the one in the kitchen never detected any movement, meaning that even when someone walked into the kitchen the light would not turn on, forcing us to press the button to turn it on, while the sensor in the living room would work normally.
For a couple of months now I noticed that even when no one was in the kitchen, the light would turn on by itself. Since I knew the motion sensor never worked I didn’t really pay attention to it, but I started to notice that it was a regular thing, happening mostly during the afternoons or evenings.
Yesterday, I wanted to confirm my suspicions or test if it was something with me, and since my partner was going to be there while I was at work, I asked them to pay attention to that light, but they said nothing happened while I was out. And when I came home, it happened once.
The reason I decided to post this and look for opinions on the subject is that it has caused me a bit of anxiety, since I fear it’s “something” that accompanies me (since I’ve noticed that it only happens when I’m home) but also, because since last night, the light hasn’t turned on, as if the moment I tried to test it, it stopped happening.
I’d appreciate a lot if someone who is an electrician can help me find a logical explanation to this, or if there’s any other explanation.