Varilight Master - Slave Setup problem!

[ecafisac]

HI Everyone,

I have a Varilight 2 gang-2way master dimmer in my hall and a Varilight 1gang- Slave in my landing at the top of the stairs.

I have wired the slave dimmer 'exactly' the same as the one in the hall but the light upstairs does not work, from either dimmer.

Is it possible to have this setup?

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moved as posted in wrong forum

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I have wired the slave dimmer 'exactly' the same as the one in the hall

Have you tried wiring it exactly as per the dimmer instructions?

 

[delmel]

you dont wire dimmers on both ends.

 

[breezer]

you dont wire dimmers on both ends.

you can if it is master / slave (as poster said they have)
a while ago there were a few posts about these dimmers "not working" most turned out to be wired wrrong

 

[ecafisac]

you dont wire dimmers on both ends.

you can if it is master / slave (as poster said they have)
a while ago there were a few posts about these dimmers "not working" most turned out to be wired wrrong

HI, I did follow the instructions that came with it. But it seems that the 'slave'
pictured here http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/VLIQS001.html does not come on or do anything.

when I had an ordinary rocker switch on the landing instead of the slave dimmer, the varilight 2way 2 gang downstairs in the hall works okay. This is why I was asking if the slave dimmer can be used in this setup or whether it is meant to work differently?

 

[plugwash]

erm a 2 way dimmer is NOT the same thing as a master dimmer.

 

[fireman22]

wont work tried and failed myself, light will seem to flicker when switched on.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

What wires/cables have you got at each switch ?

 

[catnipsta]

I had the same problem with my 2 way Master/Slave installation. I wired the two switches as on the instruction sheet, but both switches would not work. Although the master switch functioned ok on its own (1 way) , it did not work in a 2way setup. So I tried using another Master switch and worked.
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ban-all-sheds meant to say, see 17

 

[ban-all-sheds]

The problem was posted over 2 months ago - I doubt if he's still waiting for an answer......