Dimmers

[Whitling2k]

Hello!

Just a quick question - and probably a stupid one that I think I know the answer to!

But.. Can a 2-way dimmer be paired with another 2-way switch and an intermediate switch?

i.e. does the 2-way dimmer act like a normal 2-way switch apart from the variable output?

I want my dining room light to be dimmed on a push-dimmer from the dining room - with toggle switches by the doors in the two adjacent rooms.

Thanks,

Whitling2k

 

[ban-all-sheds]

But.. Can a 2-way dimmer be paired with another 2-way switch and an intermediate switch?

Yes.

i.e. does the 2-way dimmer act like a normal 2-way switch apart from the variable output?

Yes. But the "apart from" is quite important.

I want my dining room light to be dimmed on a push-dimmer from the dining room - with toggle switches by the doors in the two adjacent rooms.

When you turn it on via one of those switches, do you want it to only come on at whatever brightness it was set to when it was last on, and to have to walk over to the dimmer to change it?

If so then what you propose will work. If you want to be able to control the brightness from 3 locations you'll need a master dimmer and two slaves.

 

[Whitling2k]

When you turn it on via one of those switches, do you want it to only come on at whatever brightness it was set to when it was last on, and to have to walk over to the dimmer to change it?

That is right - i'm not concerned with independent dimming. I'll wait until it's all digital and standardised... 20 years away?

So thanks for confirming

 

[AndyPRK]

are there any diagrams on how those two types of dimmer work BAS ?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Most are probably similar, but if you buy a master/slave set, follow the instructions which come with the ones you've bought.

 

[Gutterball]

you could use this http://www.lightwaverf.co.uk/Home-Automation-Wireless-Lighting-dimmer-switches-bulbs/ i have fitted a few houses with the system and it works well.