First post so hello to all. I want to replace my 3 gang dimmer with a touch sensitive 3 gang dimmer. The connections are different on the back and I am confused. My old one is marked L1, L2 and C - my new one is marked Load, Slave and Live. Please help.
3 Gang Dimmer - different connections.
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providing no switches are two way
Live is live
load is the load to light
slave is unused
The old live may have been on L1 or L2
The switchlive load may have been on C
The other L1 or L2 if one way would have been left unused
As most normal dimmers work either way , there is a chance the wires could already be the wrong way round though!
you may need to prove what wire is actually the live in, this is sometimes linked across all 3 switches
connecting in reverse may damage the dimmer you have
If any are 2 way then consult the drawing as it is different then,
Live is live
load is the load to light
slave is unused
The old live may have been on L1 or L2
The switchlive load may have been on C
The other L1 or L2 if one way would have been left unused
As most normal dimmers work either way , there is a chance the wires could already be the wrong way round though!
you may need to prove what wire is actually the live in, this is sometimes linked across all 3 switches
connecting in reverse may damage the dimmer you have
If any are 2 way then consult the drawing as it is different then,
Thanks for the help. The circuit is one way. Which do you think is the live in? My dimmer button to the left has a black wire going into L1 and a red wire that bridges from C across to C in the middle button. The Middle has a red wire into L1 and a red that Bridges from C across to C in the right button. The right button has a a red wire going into C (as well as the bridging wire) and a further red wire going into L2. Could you tell me how I can connect this up to my new switch please?
It seems the lives are the ones in the C terms
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Link them the same using the live terms on the new one
if you are sure there one way
switch 1 L1 goes to load
Switch 2 L1 goes to load
switch 3 L2 ? goes to load
Slaves all unused for 1 way
Ensure to draw diagram and mark well the wires first, once disconnected will be VERY hard to work out what was what and to REMEMBER WHERE the WIRES andlinks go
If switch is metal it must be earthed
Isolate power
Link them the same using the live terms on the new one
if you are sure there one way
switch 1 L1 goes to load
Switch 2 L1 goes to load
switch 3 L2 ? goes to load
Slaves all unused for 1 way
Ensure to draw diagram and mark well the wires first, once disconnected will be VERY hard to work out what was what and to REMEMBER WHERE the WIRES andlinks go
If switch is metal it must be earthed
The actual live in is in the C terminal of the right button with the links to middle and left button
It is essential you do the same across the three live terms of the new one with the correct same red wire feeding the links
It is essential you do the same across the three live terms of the new one with the correct same red wire feeding the links
As the other two were in L1, I was not sure whether you typed it wrong
With the old dimmer if it was ONE WAY it would not have mattered if either L1 or L2 were used
If it had been a normal switch it would have been upside down compared with the two others, this you would proberly not notice with a push dimmer though
Therefore If it was in L2 (with L1 unused ) then use that as the load on your new one
With the old dimmer if it was ONE WAY it would not have mattered if either L1 or L2 were used
If it had been a normal switch it would have been upside down compared with the two others, this you would proberly not notice with a push dimmer though
Therefore If it was in L2 (with L1 unused ) then use that as the load on your new one
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