Hello there,
I am quite handy but electricals is one thing i have never messed with and im needing a bit of help.
I am making a couple of incubators for gecko eggs. I am using polystyrene boxes and want to put lights into the top of them. I want to use the light fixtures which plug straight...
I have a dimmer on some downlighter, changed over to LED's and I have noticed occasional flicker on less than 100% brightness. The dimmer is a Crabtree 250w dimmer. I did read on another forum that placing a small resistor across the load will stop this. I'd like some advice on whether this will...
Hi everyone ,
i am trying to use inline dimmer to dim several 1w high power leds , connected in parallel .i purchased this dimmer (see below, the smaller one) , but it didn't work , the store support told me it's not for pwm, which is what i need.(i swear it worked fine when i did the same...
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I’m hoping someone might be able to help me with wiring up a dimmer switch.
It’s a 2 gang IR dimmer. One of the modules in the previous switch became faulty so an electrician friend of mine wired up both lights to one module as a temporary fix. I’m a little confused with what...
Looking at V-pro dimmers. I have 4 EN8 downlighters in a circuit which are 8 Watts. Would i be correct is assuming the total watts in circuit is 32, and therefore would require a 400w dimmer switch as i read somewhere you divide the total by 10%.
Hello peepz
Im new so howdi to all sparkies and experts in ere, keep up the good work.
I want to tackle swapping a single light switch in my kids bedroom from standard switch to dimmer switch. I bought a dimmer switch, 25m back box and a dimmer led light bulb. All the videos ive seen and...
Hi every one, I had a bedroom light switch replaced with a dimmer by a qualified electrician some months ago and want to get another in another room. Before tackling this myself I thought I’d look at the bedroom dimmer as a guide after reading up about dimmers online. Just two wires so looks...
I just can't get my head around wiring up this switch.
This (see image) is a 4 gang 1 way dimmer switch for LED lighting.
3 of the buttons are to control a 3 circuit track light. (The fourth button is for a separate light we can leave out of this problem for now.)
From the 3 circuit track light...
I had an electrician out to do a few jobs one being fitting some dimmer switches. They all work fine apart from one.
There is no buzz coming from the switch as with the others, I can get him back to fix it but if its an easy fix I'd like to rewire it myself to save time.
Photo attached...
ive just installed 13 4w LAP downlights with are controlled by a dimmer switch. When I turn the switch on I can turn the brightness up no problem but when put it down low they still seem bright, could this be a switch issue? Thanks in advance
I have two rooms.
One room has 12 LED ceiling lights with two switches. One is a regular switch the other is a dimmer.
The second room has 8 LED ceiling lights with a single dimmer.
The LED's in both room are the same, and the dimmer switch is the same. So the only difference is the regular...
Hi there. I am attempting to install a dimmer switch to replace the current one-way flip switch. The switch turns on/off simple ceiling rose.
On the dimmer switch have matched the RED Common wire and the black wire to L1 as the flip switch had it. The metal box is grounded.
However, after...
Hi, hope someone can advise. Ive just called Varilight helpline in regards to max loadings on their 300w trailing edge LED single gang dimmer. They tell me that I can have a maximum of x30 10w leds on the dimmer.
Most info out there regarding dimming LED suggests to divide the dimmers wattage...
Hi there!
I just replaced my kitchen light with the following and all was fine:
Wickes Kazbah 4 Bar Spotlight - 4 x 50W | Wickes.co.uk - https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Kazbah-4-Bar-Spotlight---4-x-50W/p/195430
Then I added this dimmer switch to dim the lights above:
Wickes Dimmer Switch 1...
Good evening all,
Looking for a bit of a help, seems a relatively small task (hopefully). My property has a dimmer switch which no longer works, I purchased a replacement today although I'm now not certain that I will be able to use this as the connections are labelled differently from the...
Im looking for an dimmer switch to operate 24 x 15w led bayonet lamps (360w); I can find grid switches but want to find something all in a single unit. Can anyone recommend a product ?
Thanks
Hi Guys,
My knowledge limited to just connecting a led light to a driver, but not with a dimmer, can anyone advise how to wiring these 3 items all together please?
Thanks
Leo
Hi everyone, I've come here in frustration and would be so very grateful to who ever can help me..
The lighting controls are required to: Dim hallway lighting (9 x GU10 LED) after 10pm untill 6am to 50%. The rest of the time NO dimming is required.
To complicate this, these lights are...
Hi,
What should have been an easy swap has turned into a problem, working on a lighting system with 2 x 2 gang switches currently.
The customers wants to change both 2 gang, 2 way switches for LED dimmers.
I Selected the Varilight LED 2 way dimmers and expected it to be a simple swap over...
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