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Replaced Light Switches With Dimmer Switches... Strange Problem!
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<blockquote data-quote="blackbolo" data-source="post: 392986" data-attributes="member: 26275"><p>Hi</p><p></p><p>(short description at the bottom)</p><p></p><p>My children have been asking about dimmer switches for quite a while so I thought I'd surprise them while installing them when they weren't at home. I have now done this with some success but have a strange problem.</p><p></p><p>The current wiring from the removed light switch was 3 brown cables - 2 connected to L1 and 1 was connected to L2 (the switch had L1, L2 and L3).</p><p></p><p>The dimmer switch I purchased has L1, L2 and a curvy line with an arrow going through it. I got both dimmer switches to work by connecting what was in L1 to the curvy line and what was in L2 into L2 on the new dimmer.</p><p></p><p>This works fine on both lights... HOWEVER I noticed that my bathroom light does not work. I thought I might have blown something as nothing came on in the bathroom, but then at night time when my son had his light turned low to read a book, I noticed that the bathroom light was on but very dimly. When I turned up my sons light to full, the bathroom light went up and then the fan came on too, which normally comes on when the bathroom light is on. When I pull the cord in the bathroom, it still turns the bathroom light on and off.</p><p></p><p>I was going to try and move the cables that are connect to L2 on the weird dimmer into L1 - would you advise that I do this?</p><p></p><p>Can anybody explain to me what I have done please?</p><p></p><p>Any help appreciated! Thanks.</p><p></p><p>** Short description **</p><p></p><p>Changed 2 light switched to dimmer switches. 1 now controls dimming in the bathroom, which the pull cord turns the light on or off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blackbolo, post: 392986, member: 26275"] Hi (short description at the bottom) My children have been asking about dimmer switches for quite a while so I thought I'd surprise them while installing them when they weren't at home. I have now done this with some success but have a strange problem. The current wiring from the removed light switch was 3 brown cables - 2 connected to L1 and 1 was connected to L2 (the switch had L1, L2 and L3). The dimmer switch I purchased has L1, L2 and a curvy line with an arrow going through it. I got both dimmer switches to work by connecting what was in L1 to the curvy line and what was in L2 into L2 on the new dimmer. This works fine on both lights... HOWEVER I noticed that my bathroom light does not work. I thought I might have blown something as nothing came on in the bathroom, but then at night time when my son had his light turned low to read a book, I noticed that the bathroom light was on but very dimly. When I turned up my sons light to full, the bathroom light went up and then the fan came on too, which normally comes on when the bathroom light is on. When I pull the cord in the bathroom, it still turns the bathroom light on and off. I was going to try and move the cables that are connect to L2 on the weird dimmer into L1 - would you advise that I do this? Can anybody explain to me what I have done please? Any help appreciated! Thanks. ** Short description ** Changed 2 light switched to dimmer switches. 1 now controls dimming in the bathroom, which the pull cord turns the light on or off. [/QUOTE]
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