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Lights on Dimmer switch flicker from 2/3 to full
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I am wondering if anybody could shed some light on this... I have two 40W bulbs in my lounge on a double switch. I replaced the switch for a double dimmer. All was ok for a while until one of them started to flicker rapidly as I turned the dial up from about 2/3 to full, the flickering got faster as the dial was rotated closer to full, but below the 2/3 mark, the bulb appeared steady. The other light was fine until the dimmer stopped working completely one night and I could only get full on/off, with no flickering. I took the dimmer back to Homebase and swapped it. Wired it in last night and now both bulbs flicker rapidly when turned up from about 2/3 to full. Again, below about 2/3 the bulbs appear to be steady. The lounge bulbs are on a seperate fuse from everything else. Is this my wiring? Or have I managed to buy two dud dimmer switches? It's starting to confuse me as up to now, I have never had a problem with wiring. Thank you for your time. /Heds |
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wrote: I have two 40W bulbs in my lounge on a double switch. I replaced the switch for a double dimmer. All was ok for a while until one of them started to flicker rapidly as I turned the dial up from about 2/3 to full, the flickering got faster as the dial was rotated closer to full, but below the 2/3 mark, the bulb appeared steady. First thing I'd look at is the *minimum* load requirement. As a rough guide it's 40 watt for a 250 watt dimmer 60 watt for a 400 watt one. But it should be somewhere on the packaging or instructions. -- *A day without sunshine is like... night. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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oups.com... Hi, I am wondering if anybody could shed some light on this... I have two 40W bulbs in my lounge on a double switch. I replaced the switch for a double dimmer. All was ok for a while until one of them started to flicker rapidly as I turned the dial up from about 2/3 to full, the flickering got faster as the dial was rotated closer to full, but below the 2/3 mark, the bulb appeared steady. The other light was fine until the dimmer stopped working completely one night and I could only get full on/off, with no flickering. I took the dimmer back to Homebase and swapped it. Wired it in last night and now both bulbs flicker rapidly when turned up from about 2/3 to full. Again, below about 2/3 the bulbs appear to be steady. The lounge bulbs are on a seperate fuse from everything else. Is this my wiring? Or have I managed to buy two dud dimmer switches? It's starting to confuse me as up to now, I have never had a problem with wiring. Thank you for your time. Minimum load on cheap dimmers is 100W. Had to buy an expensive £15 one to dim kids bedroom 60W bulb. |
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