One of the four gang dimmers in my renovated home can't go in the original location because of the kitchen layout. One option is to move it around the corner onto a 100mm wide drywall pillar. Is that enough space for to install it length ways? Thanks,
Fitting a four gang dimmer swith
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Is it less than 100mm wide?
WIll the cables still be run in a safe zone, if you move it round the corner?
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It's 100mm exactly
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Most switch accessories are around 85mm overall width. Some of the fancy ones may be a bit wider. But it wont be as wide as 100mm.
You'll need to find a way of mounting a back box in your pillar. A back box is around 75mm wide.
You may be able to put a dryline back box in there
Bear in mind there may be studwork that you may need to carve up - and that may need additional support.
You'll need to find a way of mounting a back box in your pillar. A back box is around 75mm wide.
You may be able to put a dryline back box in there
Bear in mind there may be studwork that you may need to carve up - and that may need additional support.
Seems rather wide to me.
But anyway - it is your switch and your wall, and you are there with both of them and a pair of eyes. Why can't you tell if a 100mm wide switch will fit onto a pillar that is also 100mm wide?
I am not sure if the it he is thinking of is the switch, or the pillar
The wall is not built yet. I'm trying to work out the minimum space for the dimmer so the builder takes that into account.
As BAS suggested, get your dimmer and see if will fit. I've given you the overall width, and the length (height as it wil be vertically fitted) will not be a problem.
Just tell your builders to put a double deep box in the stud, it's not difficult.
Just tell your builders to put a double deep box in the stud, it's not difficult.
He's not planning on having it vertical.
Although that's an option if space is tight.
You'll have to. A 4gang dimmer is the same size as a double socket. The long side is around 145mm.
You could make your pillar bigger, or course. Or have two x 2-gang dimmers one above the other.
You could make your pillar bigger, or course. Or have two x 2-gang dimmers one above the other.
I'm out.
Call me Mr Thickee, but can't you fit two single boxes, one on top of the other, and use two 2-gang switches?
(...wait for it...)
EDIT. I see Taylor has already suggested it.
(Surely the op has a ruler to work out if the switch will fit where he wants it...)
(...wait for it...)
EDIT. I see Taylor has already suggested it.
(Surely the op has a ruler to work out if the switch will fit where he wants it...)
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