Hi all, I've just fitted one of these:
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Technical/DataSheets/Systems/TouchRemote.htm
bought from B&Q, and wired it up as shown in the '1 way lighting circuits' section. The new switch I have has metal casing and is earthed to the back-plate, the neutral wires are also squeezed into the back-plate behind the switch. The switch works fine when it is hanging off the wall, but as soon as I screw it to the back-plate and start to apply a bit of tension to the screws it won't remember the lighting level. When I adjust the lighting level, and then switch the light off and then on again, it resorts back to the lowest lighting level. If I tighten the screws all the way in, the light then starts to randomly switch on and off constantly going bright, dim, bright, dim, or sometimes it steps up and down in brightness as if I have put it in to 'learn' mode even when I haven't touched it. As I said, it works as it should when hanging off the wall, or sometimes even when screwed in to the back-plate very lightly.
There's little room behind the switch and I had to take the old back-plate out and chase some of the wall away so the switch would fit flush to the wall. The wires are squashed in behind the switch and I've tried moving them to various positions but with no luck. I have neutral, live, load and earth. The live, load and earth are connected to the terminals on the switch. As much as possible I've made sure there is no tension on the wires or the switch when screwed back.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Technical/DataSheets/Systems/TouchRemote.htm
bought from B&Q, and wired it up as shown in the '1 way lighting circuits' section. The new switch I have has metal casing and is earthed to the back-plate, the neutral wires are also squeezed into the back-plate behind the switch. The switch works fine when it is hanging off the wall, but as soon as I screw it to the back-plate and start to apply a bit of tension to the screws it won't remember the lighting level. When I adjust the lighting level, and then switch the light off and then on again, it resorts back to the lowest lighting level. If I tighten the screws all the way in, the light then starts to randomly switch on and off constantly going bright, dim, bright, dim, or sometimes it steps up and down in brightness as if I have put it in to 'learn' mode even when I haven't touched it. As I said, it works as it should when hanging off the wall, or sometimes even when screwed in to the back-plate very lightly.
There's little room behind the switch and I had to take the old back-plate out and chase some of the wall away so the switch would fit flush to the wall. The wires are squashed in behind the switch and I've tried moving them to various positions but with no luck. I have neutral, live, load and earth. The live, load and earth are connected to the terminals on the switch. As much as possible I've made sure there is no tension on the wires or the switch when screwed back.
Any ideas?
Thanks.