On 26 Aug 2005 15:06:04 GMT, Ian Stirling
wrote:

As I understand it, candle bulbs are unusually prone to failing near
short circuit.
So, you want a higher rated dimmer to cope with the spike when they fail.

300W of candles will reliably kill one of B&Q's 400W dimmers after a
bulb failure. 8-( (I have the pile of failed dimmers)