I need help wiring a dimmer switch. My switch has 2 black wires and 1
green wire. My outlet box has a ground wire, 1 black, 1 white, and 1
red wire. It is a 3-way switch. How do I wire my dimmer with a
black,white, red, and ground wire?

Thanks,
Brian

If you removed a three way switch or dimmer from the box, you need to
replace it with a three way switch or dimmer.



"Techhead" wrote in message
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I need help wiring a dimmer switch. My switch has 2 black wires and 1
green wire. My outlet box has a ground wire, 1 black, 1 white, and 1
red wire. It is a 3-way switch. How do I wire my dimmer with a
black,white, red, and ground wire?

Thanks,
Brian

RBM wrote:
If you removed a three way switch or dimmer from the box, you need to
replace it with a three way switch or dimmer.



"Techhead" wrote in message
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I need help wiring a dimmer switch. My switch has 2 black wires and 1
green wire. My outlet box has a ground wire, 1 black, 1 white, and 1
red wire. It is a 3-way switch. How do I wire my dimmer with a
black,white, red, and ground wire?

Thanks,
Brian




Or, 3 way does not work any more.

My old dimmer is the same as my new dimmer except that the wire colors
are different. I don't remember how my old dimmer was wired.

What are the colors on the old dimmer and is there another switch somewhere
that controls the same light?
"Techhead" wrote in message
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My old dimmer is the same as my new dimmer except that the wire colors
are different. I don't remember how my old dimmer was wired.

I threw my old one out so I have no clue what color the wires are. I
have another regular switch that turns the fan on/off. The 3-way wiring
is actually done at the fan. The dimmer switch powers the fan.

You are not giving me enough info to be definitive, but if all three wires
were used by the old dimmer, not including any ground wire, there are two
possibilities I can think of. One, is that you had a three way dimmer and
you need to get another one. Second, you had a combination speed control/
dimmer which controlled the fan speeds and dimmed the light separately



"Techhead" wrote in message
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I threw my old one out so I have no clue what color the wires are. I
have another regular switch that turns the fan on/off. The 3-way wiring
is actually done at the fan. The dimmer switch powers the fan.

None of the above.

The only thing left to do is touch combinations of wires together until you
find the pair that turns on the light, then wire those two wires through
your dimmer, and cap the third wire



"Techhead" wrote in message
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None of the above.