Dimmer turns light on and off, but wont dim
#1
01-15-14, 03:28 PM
Dimmer turns light on and off, but wont dim
I installed a dimmer, and the light turns on and off just fine, but the dimmer wont dim the light at all. I included a picture of how I set it up, and I ended up putting the second black wire in the hole for snap in wires on the back just like it was on the previous switch. Thanks for the help in advance!
#2
01-15-14, 03:47 PM
I ended up putting the second black wire in the hole for snap in wires on the back just like it was on the previous switch.
Since it turns it off and on it is connected correctly. Did you turn the breaker off when installing? If not you may have fried the dimmer. Is the bulb a type of bulb that is dimmable and is the dimmer made to dim the type of bulb you have?
#3
01-15-14, 04:37 PM
I did have the circuit breaker off, and I tried it with standard 60 watt incandescent bulbs, I than switched out to a bulb that I know can dim as it does in another light in my house.
Here is the type of dimmer it is
Here is the type of dimmer it is
#4
01-15-14, 06:28 PM
That is a three way dimmer. If you have a single location switch not 3-way it may not work. Does the instructions say you could use it on non 3-way circuits? Typically a 3-way dimmer has three wires or terminals but only two are used when it is not a three way switch circuit. I can't make out what you did from the first picture. If this is not a 3-way and the switch can be used on a non 3-way circuit one terminal (or wire) on the switch should not have been used.
