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    Wiring dimmer from mains

    well.. until tomorrow and then I will have another go - luckily its not a hugely urgent job. cheers leigh :D
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    Wiring dimmer from mains

    Just checked it with a standard switch and it works - figures. All this time i thought I was going wrong and I just got a duff dimmer.. cheers leigh :D
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    Wiring dimmer from mains

    yep standard filament lamps, already checked the fuse (replaced), plugged another lamp in at the moment to work with so thats ok - possibly a duff dimmer I suppose, it wouldn't surprise me.. I bought it fromhomebase and by the looks of a few other posts on here they come with the wrong wiring...
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    Wiring dimmer from mains

    hmmmmm, already tried that and it didnt work.... Will go and double check everything is hooked up properly, thanks very much leigh :D
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    Wiring dimmer from mains

    Basically yes.. Both lights are already connected by a junction box with a single length of wire to go to the switch (the lights are attached to a stud wall too), it probably sounds really dumb but I just cant get my head around which wires go where on this one. The dimmer is flush...
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    Wiring dimmer from mains

    Hi folks, I dont know why.. I can manage to fit an entire kitchen - renovate a whole house but when it comes to wiring in a dimmer switch I am baffled!!! Im not wiring from the house electrics, but instead am using my dimmer to control a pair of lamps plugged into the wall socket. Can...
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