volts500 wrote:
On Apr 27, 9:34 am, Marc Mueller wrote:
I am planning on installing recessed lighting in my basement and would
like to control these lights with dedicated switches on the same
circuit. Here is the scenario:
Group #1 - 6, 75W cans controlled by Dimmer #1
Group #2 - 10 50W cans controlled by Dimmer #2
Group #3 - 2 75W cans controlled by Dimmer #3
I plan to do this on a dedicated 15A, 120V circuit. I am not trying
to implement 3-way or 4-way switching.
Could someone describe, or better yet point me in the direction of an
illustration/diagram for this type of scenario?
Thanks,
Marc Mueller
http://www.selfhelpandmore.com/ has lots of info and diagrams. Use
600 watt dimmers. Your total watts is less than 80% of a 15 amp
circuit, so you're good to go.
I may be mis remembering, but isn't there in the NEC a limit on the
total number of fixtues / devices on a circuit,
regardless of the total wattage drawn by the devices / fixtures?
Isn't 18 devces / fixtures too many?