Hi there,
I've had a look to see if something similar has been posted previously, but can't see anything specific.
New property and the bedroom has a double gang dimmer switch. There is only 1 light in the bedroom (and this is controlled by one of the switches).
Wanted to change this to a single dimmer as 2 switches are uneccessary - and I keep pressing the wrong one!
When opening up the light switch box, see two light cable wires going into the double-gang dimmer. So presumably the bedroom used to have 2 lights controlled by 2 switches.
Question is - how can I install a single dimmer and cap off the second cable wires safely?
I'm guessing the second cable is live as it has been wired to the switch. Can I just use a plastic junction box (or similar) and some insulation tape? Not sure there'll be enough space behind the plate to accomodate this though.
thanks.
I've had a look to see if something similar has been posted previously, but can't see anything specific.
New property and the bedroom has a double gang dimmer switch. There is only 1 light in the bedroom (and this is controlled by one of the switches).
Wanted to change this to a single dimmer as 2 switches are uneccessary - and I keep pressing the wrong one!
When opening up the light switch box, see two light cable wires going into the double-gang dimmer. So presumably the bedroom used to have 2 lights controlled by 2 switches.
Question is - how can I install a single dimmer and cap off the second cable wires safely?
I'm guessing the second cable is live as it has been wired to the switch. Can I just use a plastic junction box (or similar) and some insulation tape? Not sure there'll be enough space behind the plate to accomodate this though.
thanks.