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    shallow 2-gang dimmer switch - any suggestions?

    Hi all, I have had to replace a 2-gang dimmer switch in a bedroom. Unfortunately, the ones I have tried were all a little too deep. By the time I had pushed them into the back box, it was quite tight against the wires. I was able to screw it on but I am a little concerned that there won't be...
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    Dimmer switch ioneprative with new halogen lamps

    Hi all, I am in need of some advice. I have just fitted a new ceiling light fitting in a bedroom. It replaces a single light (bayonnet 60W). The switch is a dimmer. The new light has 3 G9 halogen lamps which are of course dimmable. After fitting it, the dimmer does not work. I cannot switch...
  3. D

    Siemens 2 gang 1 way dimmer switch

    Hi There, I have fitted a Siemens 2 gang 1 way dimmer switch the one with 4 square buttons , 2 amber and 2 blue status lights. I wired the live and neutral wires from the main ceiling to Master 1 on the switch My downlighters only had 1 live wire ( no neutral) which I wired to Master 2 on the...
  4. leep82

    Touch dimmer switch

    Not fitted any before and was just after some advice. Been asked if i can fit one for a customer having a rewire done. In there living room they currently have a four gang switch, four wall lights switched in pairs and two centre lights switched seperately. They want to keep this arrangement but...
  5. G

    Dimmer Switch Advice

    Hi. I am replacing my dimmer switch in my kitchen. I have 5 x 50w halogens being powered by 105va transformers. The dimmer I am looking at is 300w/va. Would this work ok or what would I need? Thanks Glen
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    Double Dimmer Switch advice

    Hi all i live in an old Victorian terrace and am changing a double dimmer switch which controls a main light and two side lights. coming out of the wall are two red wires and a gray wire (black on the inside). The new dimmer has two boxes, each with l1, l2 and a third port with two arrows...
  7. R

    help sourcing a dimmer switch

    Hi guys, yet again i am asking for help, i have trawled through google but no help. I need to find a GET UK dark brown metal flat plate dimmer switch with screws. Additionaly i could do with it before wednesday. The guts of the dimmer do not matter as i am swapping it out for trailing edge. I...
  8. N

    Recessed downlights on a dimmer switch

    I wonder is anyone can help with this ... I have a bank 6 downlights in my ceiling (installed about 10 years ago), with a double dimmer controlling 3 each. Gradually the spots have decided to not function, so that now only 1 on each bank of 3 works.. so to me that rules out a dimmer issue .. As...
  9. D

    Dual Dimmer Switch for led and halogen lights

    Hi All, Just a quick question please. Been asked to install x 2 banks of 6 (12 in total) 7W dimmable led downlights in a through lounge with x 2 pendant light fittings in the centre of each half of the room. The question is: is there a 4 gang dimmer switch available which would service the...
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    Dimmer Switch Dilemma!!

    Afternoon, this is my first post on the forum as im new to the site and to the industry so bare with me if this warrants a blatently obvious answer!! He has 6 downlights which are running off of a dimmer switch, the dimmer switch recently gave way when he went to switch on the light which...
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    dimmer switch blowing

    Hello I have a intermediate lighting circuit in a bedroom consisting 4 5ow down lights, the dimmer switch is at the entrance to the bedroom in a 2 gang box, the 2 gang intermediate is by the side of the bed and a 2 gang switch is on the other side of the bed. the other lighting circuit controls...
  12. HappyHippyDad

    pull cord dimmer switch

    I mentioned to a customer that there was such a thing as a pull cord dimmer switch, he bought one! I fitted it today, it didn't work! There a couple of things confusing me, firstly I am getting 230v at the switch on both the 'IN' and 'Load' when the switch is both on and off. Secondly there is...
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    Dimmer switch with 4 light fitting blowing

    I have posted on this topic a good few months ago and have covered things like the loading of the bulbs (40watt x 4 bulbs) compared to the capacity of the switch which soemthing like 400 watts. I have also bough a better quality dimmer a Click Deco and have already had to get a replacement unit...
  14. D

    dimmer switch and fan....

    Alright lads.... Client wants to put the bathroom lights on a dimmer (4 x 6w LEDs). Also fitting a vent axia VA100 XHT fan... May there be an issue with the voltage fluctuating on the switch live if the lights were dim... Ie the fan may cut out or dimmer/ fan may die? Anyone have experience of...
  15. N

    Why do LED GU10 Lamps Flicker on a dimmer switch?

    I recently change some Gu10 lamps to LED ones that are switched by a dimmer and they flicker intermitently on various but not all dimmer levels. Any ideas why?
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    dimmer switch blown by gu10 lamps

    has anyone notice an increase in the dimmer switch being blown by lamps, nothing to dowith over or under rating, as the lamp blows it does the dimmer, have a range of about 6 different dimmer manufacturers, anyone suggest different or reliable products. cheers
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    LEVEL 3 FAULT 2 - Dimmer switch

    Hello again, Sorry to ask again but I've got a fault I need to find an answer to finish off my assignment and despite my best efforts I've been unable to find much information about it. Lighting 2 - A two-way lighting circuit installed for 5 years has both two - way lighting switches...
  18. G

    Help needed on a dimmer switch problem.

    Hello members. Just wondering if anyone can help me with some information on a dimmer switch please as I can’t seem to figure it out no matter what I try? I have a 3 gang dimmer switch, 60 - 400W, 230V a.c. Circuit 1 = 5 x 35W down lights. Each light is fed from 12 volt transformer...
  19. S

    Dimmer Switch Problem

    I recently posted about problems I'd had with a dimmer switch running a single lamp. After a bit of searching, I found this Varilight low-load dimmer switch HQ7W - HQ7W 1 Gang 1or2 Way 0-120 Watt Push On/Off Standard Dimmer Switch White Plastic White Knob | Rotary Dimmer Light Switch | The...
  20. S

    Dimmer Switch Problem

    I've been having problems with a couple of dimmer switches in use with dimmable energy saving bulbs that I'm led to believe is due to the switches being under loaded. Would something like this 2 Way 120w LEDlite LED & Low Load Dimmer Switch - Module be a suitable replacement if I were to swap...

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