I'll try and keep the explanation simple in the hope that some one can simply explain...Thanks.
New house. Light switch in lounge being replaced with new dimmer. 2 switches on original plate - on/off, one for each ceiling light - two lights in total.
Puchased new dimmer switch - as I have done previously. Unscrewed the old plastic switch plate with an aim of using same connections in new dimmer.
BUT..when I see the wiring I am confused.
3 main cables coming in. But all 3 black wires miss the switch and are connected separately with a plastic connector?
Switch wiring looks like this:
Cable 1: Red to COM in 1st switch, with link wire to COM in 2nd switch
Cable 2: Red to L1 in 1st switch
Cable 3: Red to L1 in 2nd switch
(I'm pretty sure it was the above, but am writing from memory at work)
The main issue is what to do with the black wires, becsue when I wired up the new dimmer leaving them as they were...nothing worked?
Please help...what to do with the black wires???
New house. Light switch in lounge being replaced with new dimmer. 2 switches on original plate - on/off, one for each ceiling light - two lights in total.
Puchased new dimmer switch - as I have done previously. Unscrewed the old plastic switch plate with an aim of using same connections in new dimmer.
BUT..when I see the wiring I am confused.
3 main cables coming in. But all 3 black wires miss the switch and are connected separately with a plastic connector?
Switch wiring looks like this:
Cable 1: Red to COM in 1st switch, with link wire to COM in 2nd switch
Cable 2: Red to L1 in 1st switch
Cable 3: Red to L1 in 2nd switch
(I'm pretty sure it was the above, but am writing from memory at work)
The main issue is what to do with the black wires, becsue when I wired up the new dimmer leaving them as they were...nothing worked?
Please help...what to do with the black wires???