Hi all,
I have a tandem light switch in my hall - one switch is for the porch light and the other is for the hall light. I purchased a Varilight Dimmer (also a tandem) from B&Q and thought it would be a simple swap over - but no..... The switch plate i have removed had a wire in each \\\"L1\\\" slot and i\\\'ve moved these to the \\\"LIVE\\\" slots on the dimmer. There was also a short wire going from one \\\"COMMON\\\" slot to the other \\\"COMMON\\\" slot on the old switch plate. I\\\'ve put that from one \\\"SLAVE\\\" slot on the dimmer to the other \\\"SLAVE\\\" slot. The only other slots available on the dimmer are called \\\"LOAD\\\".
One of the lights now work fine (hall) - the dimmer dims and turns on and off, but the other (porch) won\\\'t dim and actually stays on all the time. I\\\'ve tried different combinations to the above, but none seem to work. Am i missing something obvious or is the new dimmer switch plate just not appropriate?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I have a tandem light switch in my hall - one switch is for the porch light and the other is for the hall light. I purchased a Varilight Dimmer (also a tandem) from B&Q and thought it would be a simple swap over - but no..... The switch plate i have removed had a wire in each \\\"L1\\\" slot and i\\\'ve moved these to the \\\"LIVE\\\" slots on the dimmer. There was also a short wire going from one \\\"COMMON\\\" slot to the other \\\"COMMON\\\" slot on the old switch plate. I\\\'ve put that from one \\\"SLAVE\\\" slot on the dimmer to the other \\\"SLAVE\\\" slot. The only other slots available on the dimmer are called \\\"LOAD\\\".
One of the lights now work fine (hall) - the dimmer dims and turns on and off, but the other (porch) won\\\'t dim and actually stays on all the time. I\\\'ve tried different combinations to the above, but none seem to work. Am i missing something obvious or is the new dimmer switch plate just not appropriate?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.