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thank you Breezer and Securespark for your responses I think the circuit in some way was in series so I changed a wire over from the common on the 2 way switch that is tied in with the 1000w dimmer to the 2 way switch that runs the (non dimmed) hall lights. EUREKA!!! - it works. the 600w...

thanks for your prompt response yes - 3 switches operating one set of lights yes - 600w lights work when plate switch replacing 1000w is off or on further info may help -I interrupted the wire going from common on the 2 way switch to the light source to l1 on the dimmer. the return then...

I have installed a dimmer switch - 1000w on a 3 switch circuit to power 600w of tungsten lighting. This works fine except that my lights in another room controlled by a seperate 600w dimmer go out when I switch off the 1000w dimmer switch and only come on again as I increase the 1000w dimmer...