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Electrical circuit hazard?
Hi,
I caused a problem with an electrical circuit and would like to know whether it's a hazard until my electrician has a chance to check things out. Scenario: Two switches (a dimmer switch and a standard toggle switch --three-way, I think) in two locations control the same two hallway light fixtures. As I was pulling the toggle switch out of its metal box, one of its terminals touched the side of the box and sparked once for a fraction of a second until contact between the terminal and box was broken. The switches no longer turn on the light fixtures even though power is still being delivered to the switches. If I leave the circuit breaker on (my preference for reasons I won't go into here), would that be a hazardous thing to do, and if so, why? And if anyone has an idea of why the switches no longer turn on the lights, I'd be very interested in knowing that too. Thanks in advance for your replies, Darro |
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