My living room has what I understand to be a 2 gang push dimmer switch for the downlighters in the ceiling and two wall uplights (1 switch for the downlighters, one for the uplighters).
Recently, all the downlighters stopped working at once. Testing showed the bulbs to be fine, so I investigated the dimmer switch. I imediately noticed that the push switch which relates to the downlights does not "click" when pushed in in the same way the other switch does.
I took the dimmer apart (disabling the electricity supply first ofc) but couldnt see anything obviously wrong. As I put it mostly back together (enough to be safe but without re-attaching the faceplate fully), I turned back on the power and the lights and dimmer switch worked (making the expected clicking noise).
Unfortunately this didnt last long (10 pushes) and it soon went back to its previous state.
This to me sounds like some kind of mechanical fault and I'll need to replace the entire switch - does that seem right?
As a separate question, when replacing the switch is it important to get the same brand in order to ensure the faceplate screws line up properly or is this generally a standard distance/positioning?
Thanks in advance
Recently, all the downlighters stopped working at once. Testing showed the bulbs to be fine, so I investigated the dimmer switch. I imediately noticed that the push switch which relates to the downlights does not "click" when pushed in in the same way the other switch does.
I took the dimmer apart (disabling the electricity supply first ofc) but couldnt see anything obviously wrong. As I put it mostly back together (enough to be safe but without re-attaching the faceplate fully), I turned back on the power and the lights and dimmer switch worked (making the expected clicking noise).
Unfortunately this didnt last long (10 pushes) and it soon went back to its previous state.
This to me sounds like some kind of mechanical fault and I'll need to replace the entire switch - does that seem right?
As a separate question, when replacing the switch is it important to get the same brand in order to ensure the faceplate screws line up properly or is this generally a standard distance/positioning?
Thanks in advance