Dimmer Question

[PhilUK]

Hello,
I've been reading through the Electrics forum but can't seem to find an answer, so wondered if anyone could help me?

In my kitchen, there is a double light switch - one switches on the ceiling lights and the other the light under the cupboards, all fairly standard I'd imagine.

I want to replace this switch with a dimmer switch - but this leaves a problem, whilst the ceiling lights are dimmable, the under cupboard ones aren't. So I wondered - is there any way to wire the switch so that the dimming part of one of the two doesn't do anything, just acts as a normal switch but the otherside will dim?

Thanks
Phil

 

[slup]

Hi

How about a 2 gang MK Grid Switch with a switch on one side and a dimmer module on the other?

Steve

 

[TicklyT]

Get yourself a grid switch, something like these:-
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_In...arilight_Grid/Varilight_Grid_White/index.html

The plate, frame and switches are seperate and interchangeable, so you can make up a 2-gang unit with one switch and one dimmer.

 

[flameport]

The other option is to buy a 2 gang dimmer, and one of these: http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/VLSM.html

therefore both switches will look the same.

 

[PhilUK]

Thanks very much - I never knew either of those two devices existed, but combined sound like the perfect solution.

Thanks
Phil