lights are dim
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Did you wire up the new dimmer the same as the old one? What conductors are there at each switch?
Why did you replace it - cosmetic reasons or was it broken?
Why did you replace it - cosmetic reasons or was it broken?
The upstairs light had stopped working.
The nomal switch connection: 2 red wires in the 2 way, Black and blue wires are in the 1way slot and yellow cable is in the comm.
Downstairs: yellow int the ~ slot, blue in the L1 and black in the L2.
But the second dimmer down stairs has a red and black and earth but no matter which combination I try the light down stairs is also dimmer!
Could this have to do with the connection at the junction box?
thanks
The nomal switch connection: 2 red wires in the 2 way, Black and blue wires are in the 1way slot and yellow cable is in the comm.
Downstairs: yellow int the ~ slot, blue in the L1 and black in the L2.
But the second dimmer down stairs has a red and black and earth but no matter which combination I try the light down stairs is also dimmer!
Could this have to do with the connection at the junction box?
thanks
Do you mean that you have got two dimmers on the same circuit?
That wont work unless they are a special master/slave pair.
That wont work unless they are a special master/slave pair.
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I'm struggling to understand what you've done.
1) Did you replace a dimmer switch with a dimmer switch?
2) Did you make a note of what wires went where on the old dimmer and replicate that with the new?
1) Did you replace a dimmer switch with a dimmer switch?
2) Did you make a note of what wires went where on the old dimmer and replicate that with the new?
Try and isolate which 2 conductors are linked to your light; -you will have 2 cables going to your bulb holder, you need to verify which 2 cables they link back to at the switch.
The one going to the centre is your live, and comes from the dimmer out. (the sqiggle)
The other is your neutral and will be fed from a blue (hopefully) cable via a little block.
The L1, L2 and C should link to the the same L1, L2 and C in the light switch upstairs, but as mentioned if that's a dimmer as well you need to have bought them as a set, a master and slave; -the linking needs to be as the instructions.
Remember to link the switch (if it's metal) to the earth tag on the box.
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