Electrical work by trial-and-error guessing is not a good idea.
But you didn't.Fair comment, but I was getting massively frustrated that it wasn't working in the way that I'd followed the instructions
But you didn't.
Maybe you are now, but maybe you damaged the dimmer when you didn't.
It's most likely what I thought.... wrong type of retractive switch. When I first bought the dimmer online it said it needed a retractive switch to accompany it but didint give a model so I just assumed another schneider retractive switch would be fine. It's only after scanning over the installation guide yesterday I spotted the reference to a specific model.
But a retractive switch is a retractive switch is a retractive switch, effectively a push to make button. Can't see how it will make a difference.
I've got it by the entrance to the living room. It's 2-gang so one of the gangs is just brown (live) and blue (neutral) which goes to the first light in the room. This works fine so can be ignored.
(The third terminal on the Dimmer Switch is NOT a Neutral – It is the dimmable "Switched Line”.)The second gang on the dimmer has a 3-core and earth cable (brown, black, grey, earth) going directly to a retractive switch right at the back of the dining room near the patio doors.
From that retractive switch I then have the lighting cable (brown and blue) going to the ceiling pendant.
In terms of cabling I have the following:
Dimmer: brown in live, grey in RS, black in neutral.
Retractive switch: brown in COM, black in 1-way, grey in 2-way.... i then have brown in COM and blue in 1-way going off to the pendant.
You are going to use an appropriate connector on the Switched Earth connection to the light fitting – if you still have it – aren’t you?)
Sorry.Switched earth
It doesn't matter whether it's a button you press, or a rocker you rock, or a toggle you push, or a knob you turn, all retractive switches do the same thing - they make a connection between two terminals for as long as you keep the button or whatever pressed, and as soon as you let go it breaks the connection.This is the new one. It bounces back to its home position and the actual switch runs parallel to the plate as opposed to the first one which is more like a normal switch in the off position until you click/hold the bottom down.
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