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Hi,
My two gang (is that right?) dimmer switch broke, so I have attempted to replace it. The left dimmer controls the bathroom light and the right dimmer controls a stairwell light. There is also another plain, non-dimmer switch at the top of the stairs which also controls the stairwell light.
I attempted to replicate the writing in the existing, broken dimmer in the new dimmer, but it’s not working quite as it should. The bathroom light controlled by the left dimmer works fine, but the stairwell light is permanently on - it dims ok, but pressing the button only turns it off temporarily; no matter how long or how I press it the stairwell light reverts on. The switch at the top of the stairs which also controls the stairwell light no longer seems to work at all; up or down, the stairwell light remains stubbornly on.
I’m wondering if I wired the new dimmer incorrectly? I did notice the symbols on the old dimmer are different to the new one.
In the old one the brown wire went in C, the black went in L2 and the grey in L1.
The new dimmer is set up as shown. As I’m typing this I can see my mistake… the order of the wires is the same, brown, black and then grey, but they symbols in this dimmer are in a different order.
So, what is the tilde symbol? Is that the equivalent of C? If so, should it be brown in tilde, black in L2 and grey in L1?
If so, I’ve got all three in the wrong hole and am pleased I’m not dead.
Ta!!
Matt
My two gang (is that right?) dimmer switch broke, so I have attempted to replace it. The left dimmer controls the bathroom light and the right dimmer controls a stairwell light. There is also another plain, non-dimmer switch at the top of the stairs which also controls the stairwell light.
I attempted to replicate the writing in the existing, broken dimmer in the new dimmer, but it’s not working quite as it should. The bathroom light controlled by the left dimmer works fine, but the stairwell light is permanently on - it dims ok, but pressing the button only turns it off temporarily; no matter how long or how I press it the stairwell light reverts on. The switch at the top of the stairs which also controls the stairwell light no longer seems to work at all; up or down, the stairwell light remains stubbornly on.
I’m wondering if I wired the new dimmer incorrectly? I did notice the symbols on the old dimmer are different to the new one.
In the old one the brown wire went in C, the black went in L2 and the grey in L1.
The new dimmer is set up as shown. As I’m typing this I can see my mistake… the order of the wires is the same, brown, black and then grey, but they symbols in this dimmer are in a different order.
So, what is the tilde symbol? Is that the equivalent of C? If so, should it be brown in tilde, black in L2 and grey in L1?
If so, I’ve got all three in the wrong hole and am pleased I’m not dead.
Ta!!
Matt