How to permanently dim lights but retain only on / off switching

JohnW2 · 2 Dec 2019

AndyPRK said:
Ok for tall people.

Even they would presumably have a problem unless, as well as 'fitting it inside the rose', the installer had also drilled a hole in the rose to provide access to something that could be twiddled?

Kind Regards, John

ericmark · 2 Dec 2019

JohnW2 said:
Unlike the OP's unusual requirement, I would have thought that virtually everyone who wants a dimmer wants to be able to adjust the dimming - how does one achieve that if it's in a ceiling rose?

Kind Regards, John

They came with a remote control.

studentspark · 3 Dec 2019

The V-Pro Dimmer is programmable, and you can adjust how low or high the lamps dim.

Ahh. single plate ...

askman · 18 Dec 2019

For anyone interested, I found this relay online which works with Philips Hue (which I have elsewhere in the house) so it should suit my need, although I've not bought it yet.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Controller...ocphy=1006656&hvtargid=pla-492625884625&psc=1

sparkwright · 18 Dec 2019

Not sure how much work or damage you are planning, but how running a 3 core+E from the switch to another location, and make a 2 way circuit?

Perhaps the second switch could go in a cupboard, or somewhere where it may come in useful.

Since we don't know the layout of your house, this suggestion may be very unhelpful.

bsr · 19 Dec 2019

You could get an inline dimmer switch like this, and fit it between the switched live and the fitting? Hell of a bodge though, can't you get lower wattage lamps?

https://www.lampspares.co.uk/in-lin...dmixwjqvZm2PFgxoDp3Ww8bn6XDqO9kRoCH7wQAvD_BwE

askman · 29 Dec 2019

bsr said:
You could get an inline dimmer switch like this, and fit it between the switched live and the fitting? Hell of a bodge though, can't you get lower wattage lamps?

https://www.lampspares.co.uk/in-lin...dmixwjqvZm2PFgxoDp3Ww8bn6XDqO9kRoCH7wQAvD_BwE

No, just to make things more fun, I had to get the thinnest fittings I could find to fit beneath the ceiling joists and these were the only ones that would hit the lux levels required (I rounded up...). Just put the floor in and now they’re not too bright so might be leaving as is which is a result.

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