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I want to change my rocker light switch to a dimmer switch, I have 3
wires sticking out of the wall but the dimmer switch only has places for 2 wires, where does the other wire go? |
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wrote in message oups.com... I want to change my rocker light switch to a dimmer switch, I have 3 wires sticking out of the wall but the dimmer switch only has places for 2 wires, where does the other wire go? What colours are the wires |
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"6" .@. wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... I want to change my rocker light switch to a dimmer switch, I have 3 wires sticking out of the wall but the dimmer switch only has places for 2 wires, where does the other wire go? What colours are the wires surely if the wiring is done correctly they will all be red (old colours). |
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"6" .@. wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... I want to change my rocker light switch to a dimmer switch, I have 3 wires sticking out of the wall but the dimmer switch only has places for 2 wires, where does the other wire go? What colours are the wires I presume you are not seeing the earth as one of them? |
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6 wrote: wrote in message oups.com... I want to change my rocker light switch to a dimmer switch, I have 3 wires sticking out of the wall but the dimmer switch only has places for 2 wires, where does the other wire go? What colours are the wires Red, Blue, Yellow (seperate earth) |
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I want to change my rocker light switch to a dimmer switch, I have 3
wires sticking out of the wall but the dimmer switch only has places for 2 wires, where does the other wire go? Is it a two-way circuit, i.e. can you switch the light on / off from two different locations ? |
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Colin Wilson wrote: I want to change my rocker light switch to a dimmer switch, I have 3 wires sticking out of the wall but the dimmer switch only has places for 2 wires, where does the other wire go? Is it a two-way circuit, i.e. can you switch the light on / off from two different locations ? Yes I can, is that a problem? |
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wrote in message ups.com... Colin Wilson wrote: I want to change my rocker light switch to a dimmer switch, I have 3 wires sticking out of the wall but the dimmer switch only has places for 2 wires, where does the other wire go? Is it a two-way circuit, i.e. can you switch the light on / off from two different locations ? Yes I can, is that a problem? Try this link: http://www.diydata.com/planning/twow...wowaylight.htm But check the other switch to see the colours as well |
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In article , Lobster wrote:
Only in that you need a two-way dimmer switch, and it sounds like you have a one-way one. Got caught by that one myself down at the electrical shop on Friday. Have to go back past on the way to work on Monday. -- Aidan Aberdeen, Scotland Written at Sun, 22 Oct 2006 01:40 +0100, but posted later. |
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What colours are the wires Red, Blue, Yellow Three core and earth then - you have a two way circuit. For this you need a two way dimmer. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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