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A few weeks before Xmas I posted about a problem with 7 down lights and the fact that they didn't always come on or were very slow in lighting up. I had checked the loft and made sure that the insulation wasn't covering the lights but they still weren't working. After receiving advice from alert...

OK, thanks very much for your help, now I know where to look if/when I've fixed the problem and it maybe I do it after Xmas I will post to this message board to let you know the solution for future reference. Cheers

I stand corrected I was trying to think back to when they first went in and I knew they were around the 40 watt, they are in fact 35w. So 7x35. So if I've understood correctly what I need to do is check the rating of my dimmer and if it is less than 7x35 = 245 get it changed or get an...

The lights are 40 watt each but I don't know how to check the max rating of my dimmer switch Having looked on the web I've found something that talks about intelligent dimmer switches, will look into this as well.

Thanks for the suggestions. There is a transformer put in for each light fitting. Not sure whether to replace the transformers for better or more powerful ones. Does anyone know how much a meter costs to check the supply and load? Thanks

I have a 4 dimmer switches in my house and 3 of them are working fine. One of them works intermittently ie sometimes the 7 lights come on and sometimes nothing. I can try the next day and it works and then the day after doesn't. It's driving me mad. When they do work they can take 2-3 seconds...