Recent content by stella321

Many thanks, I do know how and what a 2-way lighting circuit looks like, being a spark of 25yrs experience, but this dimmer scenario really had me beat, normally you don't even think or expect such a problem to occur. So how am I managing to damage the dimmer switches, surely you would think...

Now you see why I am confused! :? Are you saying I can only install the dimmer at the 2-core feed+return position and not at the remote 3core only side? What is AFAIK (excuse my ignorance)?

At the box with the feed I have a twin+E, which is the switch feed and return, and a 3core+E for the 2-way strappers. At the other end, just the 3core+E, but somebody has expended the circuit as I have old and new colours on the 3core! I belled them out and discovered the yellow+blue out of...

They are made by CED and supplied by Toolstation.com

The chandelier has 5 x 60W tungsten candle bulbs ie 300W load

I am trying to replace one 2-way light switch with a new 2-way dimmer, preferably at the remote end of the circuit. The 1st attempt caused the dimmer to fail possibly due to 300W load on a 250W dimmer? The 2nd attempt with a 400W version still failed and apparently blew the dimmer again. The...