dimmer switch

Morning all. Hopefully a quick resolution incoming… I’m fitting a dimmer in the bedroom! Stupidly I forgot to take a picture of the previous switch before removal, however, there were two brown wires wrapped together and a single live wire. I copied what was the wiring from the previous...

Usual problem - I bought a set of LED downlighters, and a dimmer switch - but the dimmer doesn't reduce the light level! The dimmer switch is a BG Nexus 200W Grid Dimmer (SKU: RBNDTR) - Trailing Edge. The LEDs are 6 x 6W flat panel. Neither seller nor product packaging state compatibility...

Got an extension about to start in the new year, so looking at getting new sockets and light switches in the extension and replacing the existing ones to match. Been told to avoid cheap stuff like LAP, but equally stuff like Hamilton are expensive. Not fussed about having integrated usb, some...

Hi all, I'm attempting to replace a 1-gang dimmer switch that broke. I wired up the new switch and switched it on to test, but when doing so I noticed a buzzing noise coming from the black box at the back of the switch that holds all the electronic gubbins. Is this cause for concern? I'm very...

I have a dimmer switch that recently stopped working, so I'm hoping to replace it with a new one. This is the only switch that controls the light in question, so based on my googling I expected to see one red or brown live wire and one black or blue switched live wire going into the switch...

Hi All I have a double dimmer switch which is currently wired up for one of the dimmers to be turned off by a separate hall switch. I’d like to make it so I can turn off both dimmers with the same hall switch. Yellow(right) is the dimmer that is currently turned off by the hall switch. Black...

Hi, A room in my flat has a double dimmer switch but only one ceiling-mounted light (and no other main lights). It's also old and causing flickering (several of the other single dimmers in the flat have already been replaced because of this). When I remove the switch from the wall there are...

I've got a wierd situation that I can't explain so I was wondering if anyone can help. I recently replaced my living room light switch with a double dimmer (Varilight Vpro). I'm pretty certain all the wiring is correct, and the lights generally work as expected. However, I've noticed that...

Can somebody help me understand what my dimmer is capable of please? I've recently ordered an aurora aone 250w smart dimmer (because I'm tired of my smart bulbs becoming inaccessible when people flick the switch, so this way I just use normal dimmable bulbs). The minimum load is 10w, the...

I'm swapping out and old 2 gang dimmer for a standard 2 gang switch and I'm not familiar with the symbols on the old one. I believe L is the equivalent of COM, so that would presumably make the other symbol the same as 1WAY on the new switch? Ta Old 2 gang dimmer by DjDanny32 posted 17 Feb...

Hello I have a typical 2-way lighting setup where 2 switches control the same light. The light itself is in my lounge with one switch in the lounge and the other next door in the kitchen. The switches are 2-way with a common terminal. I understand you cannot easily replace both switches with a...

I have just replaced two ceiling chandeliers with LED ones. Each has 24 bulbs @ 4W each. Both are driven from two 2-gang 3-way dimmer switches, which also drive some wall sconces (6 bulbs @4W each). So, in total each 3-way dimmer switch is driving 54 LED bulbs (all 240v), totalling around...

Hey there! I have an open plan kitchen-dining room, each has a 3x3 grid of spot lights with LEDs. 9 LEDs per room, 18 in total, all going in to a 2-gang dimmer switch (so each knob controls 9 LEDs). Now, when I first moved in a few years ago, I swapped all the halogens in the house (every...

Hello, I am changing the fittings in my kids room from an ordinary plastic switch to a brass dimmer switch. However the wiring is different. Currently, there is a black and a red cable however the dimmer switch has a few additions. It has the arrow symbol through a smooth wave, an L2 and an L1...

Hi, I am trying to install a new double dimmer switch to replace a normal double light switch, but the old wiring / new switch is confusing me. My old switch has L1, L2 and Com, but the new switch only has L1 and Com. The connections to the old switch are: L1: Red and Blue L2: Red and Yellow...

Afternoon, I'm trying to install a double dimmer switch from a regular double light switch. However, the wiring behind my switch is nothing like that on the instructions. Any ideas please?

Hi. We have an open-plan living area. There are two dimmer switches that operate the kitchen lights: a 3 way dimmer and a 2 way dimmer. Recently we have noticed that when the kitchen lights are fully turned on they are only half as bright as they used to be, and noticeably less bright than...

First ever post on here - hello everyone :-) I've just installed varilight V-Pro LED dimmers in two bedrooms in my flat, the LEDs installed in both rooms are the same and I've wired both dimmer switches the same way. Problem: the dimmer in one bedroom works, but in the other room the light...

Hi All I have a double room currently fitted with twelve 35w halogen GU10's (6 each side of room) and a standard 2 gang dimmer. What is the best option to convert this to Dimmable LED's ? A trailing edge dimmer and standard led's ? Or a standard dimmer and Dimmable led's ?? Price is also a...

I'd like to install a dimmer switch to control my lighting. I know you can get rotary dimmers like these: http://goo.gl/kuPhwq, which are the usual way to install this. Instead, I would like to use a 3 way retractive switch for dimming. I've seen 3 position retractive switch modules from...