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The room in question is an upstairs loft conversion in a bungalow. Inside the room there is 1 light switch that controls the 7 ceiling spots. This is the switch that i am trying to replace with a dimmer. Outside this room, there is a small hallway with a double light switch, one switch for the...

Not sure i'm afraid. What damage will i do if i try and re-wire by changing two of the wires around?

We've only just moved in to the house, but the previouse owners extended the bungalow with 2 rooms upstairs, roughly about 5 years ago. So 5 years or less, i guess.

No, the connections are all similar:- old switch ~ new dimmer com(brown) ~ c L1 (black) ~ L1 L2 (grey) ~ L2 and the earth on both

Have tried re-wiring dimmer exactly same way as old light switch and it definately does'nt work, button pressed in and everything :? The other switch that controls the light (which is outside the room) does'nt work either, but is ok when i revert back to the old switch again. Can anyone shed...

yes... the wiring was exactly the same. & i'm sure i tried pressing the knob in, but just in case, i'll try again tomorrow. I popped the old switch back in when it did'nt work and i dare'nt do it when it's dark, just in case i put all the lights out in the street!

i have two light switches operating 7 x 50 watt ceiling spots, in one room. I have purchased a 600 watt, 1G two way dimmer switch to replace one of the two switches, and have wired it up exactly the same as the origonal light switch, but it does not work. origonal light wiring was brown wire to...