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    Adding a dimmer to light switch controlled by two circuits

    I have a light switch in the island in my kitchen which powers two chandeliers located above the island. In order to cut the power on/off for this light switch I must cut off two circuit breakers (numbers 25 and 29) located in the breaker box. Also controlled by breakers 25 & 29 is the front...
  2. J

    Dimmer switch ring removal tool

    what kind of tool do I need to remove these nuts on a dimmer switch? Thanks
  3. J

    Fitting a double dimmer switch

    I have 2 red and 2 black cables. Only 1 red is live. How do I wire this switch?.
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    Single one way dimmer

    Am replacing a faulty dimmer. Have put live in C, the blue in L1 and earthed green - doesnt work. It looks like my old dimmer had live and blue in L1 and L2 but I should have taken a picture. Is that even possible? I can try that of course or is it more likely that the connection wire isnt in...
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    Help with LED dimmer install!

    Hello everyone and thanks in advance! So, I installed this LED fixture in my bathroom to replace an old fluorescent fixture that had a bad ballast: https://www.1000bulbs.com/product/222675/TCP-11091.html It is a dimmable (0-10V) fixture and it is working just fine with the original single...
  6. mattg4321

    Quinetic Dimmer Receiver QUR301

    Anyone had much luck with these? I fitted 2x to the same circuit that had been working fine for weeks with the standard Quinetic switch QUR303. First one gave disco effect and wouldn't turn off. Button on receiver turned red led indicator on and off but no effect on output Second one never...
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    Troubleshooting Buzzing noise on Dimmer Switch, 3-way Switch, 4-way Switch, and AF Breaker all at once.

    As I tried to summarize in the title, I'm having an interesting buzzing issue in a residential home. Problem: When Lights are turned on, all 3 switches controlling the same load start to buzz, as well as the breaker the lighting circuit is on. Buzzing stops on all devices and the breaker when...
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    LED Light Socket Dimmer switches?

    I have some really nice vintage type LED bulbs on some dimmer sockets I installed on several of my lights. The problem is they flicker, switch on and off when dimmed. Seems like there would be a lot of these sockets, but I can not find them anywhere. Amazon for example has a bunch of these...
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    Why Does This Dimmer Switch Not Work Correctly?

    Three images are attached here. Two show the dimmer switch connections and one shows one of the two light fittings. There are two identical light fittings (six total bulbs) on this dimmer switch. It has one knob only but it sorta works. It's been like this for some time but I think it's how I...
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    3-way dimmer switch gets brighter when dimmed

    I installed a 3-way Lutron dimmer toggle switch in my basement to control 5 dimmable LED track lights, LED track lights slowly brighten to near 100% when I dim to around 50%. If I dim below roughly 25% brightness then they tend to keep their set level. Initially they worked fine. I installed two...
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    How many leds can the dimmer run

    I have Collingwood hs2 extreme led dimmable lights I will be installing in the soffit around the house. The lights specs are: Input current 0.02A, input power 4.6w, inrush current of 1A, 0.24ms, power factor of 0.8. Collingwood suggest that 7 units can be connected to 250w dimmer, 14 to 500w and...
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    LED tubes won't turn ON sometimes due to dimmer on the same 120V line

    I just rewired my kitchen CFL T8 fixture with direct wire - double ended Sylvania A/B type LED tubes, no more ballast. One single 120V 15A line connected to living room with LED dimmer and LED light bulbs. Couple of the feet from dimmer another simple On/Off switch(kitchen) connected to the same...
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    Led dimmer

    Will an led dimmer be ok with a halogen lamp is the customer swaps the led lamp for a halogen lamp ?
  14. PhilWarr

    Light Switch plus dimmer switch

    Hi All, I have just moved into a new house and the lights in one of the rooms don’t appear to be working, than on top of that I am rubbish at electrics. The room has a light switch as you enter the room and a dimmer switch at the other end of the room. I am not worried about the dimmer...
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    2 way dimmer and JCC V50 cutting out

    Hi guys, just installed new JCC V50 down lights with two 2 way brushed brass dimmer switches from Knightsbridge. When I turn one of dimmers up fully it cuts the light out. And then sometimes they flicker on start up… then if I have one switch dimmed to the lowest and the other is switched to the...
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    Why does my dimmer keep failing?

    Hi All...FYI Im in the UK. I can do the basics and I have changed the dimmer in my kitchen a couple of times but it keeps failing. It runs five 5 watt LED bulbs. The same thing keeps happening. The dimmer button push in stops clicking to activate the on off and has to be pushed many times to...
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    Remote control dimmer

    Can someone recommend a wireless remote dimmer to dim 1200W of incandescent lamps? Thanks
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    Identifying single pole wires for smart dimmer

    This should be simple... Master bedroom has a single pole switch leading to a new and perfectly working fixture. I'm trying to install a Feit smart wi-fi dimmer for it. The switch box contains a top cable with a black, white, red & ground wire and a bottom cable with a black and white cable. The...
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    Specific dimmer switches for receptacles?

    Hi all, I’m in the process of replacing an old dimmer switch that has a round knob as dimmer with the more modern style with paddle and slide. The previous switch controlled 4 receptacles and we were able to dim them without any issues, unfortunately, it was great for the lamps as we could...

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