Add a bed area slider switch

[RobLO]

We have the Jay Feather 25RB with the slide mostly blocking access to the bed while retracted. I forgot the need at purchase might be to be able to access the bed with the slide in (rest stop usage if needed). I could climb through sink/counter.
I've seen posts for adding a second switch for the pump, I assume it would similar but with a different (momentary) type of switch.
Is this a good or bad idea?
I stopped by the dealer and he says in his 26 years nobody has asked for this. I don't see this being too difficult, just routing wires.
Any ideas out there?

Thanks

[bankr63]

I have seen trailers with pump switches in both the bathroom and at the main panel. I don't think a temporary contact would work well, I think you would probably have to have the main switch on for this to work. I suppose that it might work if both could supply power to the pump at the same time, but that is not the way it is generally done; the power sources should be isolated or coordinated.

The "best" way to do this would be to have two "two-pole" switches mounted, so either would activate the pump. But that would require replacement of some of the wiring with 3-conductor.

The "easy" way to do this would be to just move the switch from the main panel to the bathroom. Nothing says it has to live on the main panel.

[RobLO]

Sorry, I added a little confusion by adding in the pump scenario.
I'm looking to add a second switch for a slide.
Which should only be active while pushing said switch.

[bankr63]

Originally Posted by RobLO

Sorry, I added a little confusion by adding in the pump scenario.
I'm looking to add a second switch for a slide.
Which should only be active while pushing said switch.

Oh, sorry! I see how I misread that now.

Yeah, sounds like an interesting idea, not much experience with slides but as a Computer Engineer, I would think it would be doable for a basic all mechanical slide system. If you have a more advanced system with a command system, then it could be more difficult. Then again, some of the command systems allow you to control your slides from a phone, so that might be a route there.