Identify this dimmer light switch
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That looks like an oldie, is it definitely a dimmer?
I think so, yes. Although can’t check. It’s in a house I’m buying but they seemed complicated to use and I’m sure they dimmed. Perhaps not hmm
Looks like it may be just a remote keypad, possibly connected to a dimmer pack elsewhere, likely near the fusebox
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It's looks as if it would be too small to include a dimmer, I suspect it is just a four gang 'push for on, push for off switch', but not of any style I have ever seen before. I have never ever seen a four gang switch in a single width box before - single width boxes are usually limited to 1, 2 or 3 gangs. 4 needs a double width.
Take £20k off the price to cover replacing them and whatever 'smart' nonsense it may control.
Judging by the symbols on the switch, it appears to be a two gang dimmer, with 4 levels of brightness on each gang.
...and I'm afraid on this occasion, Google lens has let me down!
...it may also make more sense if it was rotated 90 degrees!
You are seeing something I cannot. All I am seeing is 8x buttons, in two rows, apparently numbered by dots in the casting of the panel, to number each top and bottom pair of buttons 4, 3, 2 and 1 left to right.
It does seem odd/unconventional to number them - almost as if for the blind, but why would a blind person need to operate lights?
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Yeah, that's not even the braille for 1 to 4.
I'm seeing it like this!
That makes even less sense to me. Paired switches, one top, one bottom = on at the bottom, off at the top, but side by side ???
Can it be that old if plastic?
Any help? They also do ones with more buttons.
Scroll at the bottom of page.
www.ukelectricalsupplies.com
Any help? They also do ones with more buttons.
Scroll at the bottom of page.
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2 Gang switch, highest light level at top, lowest/off at bottom. Makes perfect sense to me, but then I am far too familiar with Lutron controls in lecture theatres - double faceplates are available
2 Gang switch, highest light level at top, lowest/off at bottom. Makes perfect sense to me, but then I am far too familiar with Lutron controls in lecture theatres - double faceplates are available
Thanks, I see your point now
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