With the switch mounted in the upright position. Took picture and my wife double checked 3 black wires on top right 1 red wire on bottom right it works but the onoff switch is reversed.
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Dimmer switch turns on in off position. Face and turn the switch to the desired position. I tried installing a single pole dimmer switch and after turning the circuit back on the switch is upside down ie the off position turns the light on. There is a delay for the dimmer to actual bring up the light sourcewhen switch b is turned on not slow as ramping up but just timing delayed to the action on the switch to when it turns on at the last known power level. When i reversed the 2 wires it did not do anything. Moving the switch lever to the down position turns the lights on. Down is on and up is off.
The switch and dimmer work fine but the operation of the switch is reversed. Very sensitive led bulbs may appear to glow from this current. 1 switch b is in off position power is dropped to switch a switch does not function 2 switch b in on position. The operation of the dimmer is correct in that position moving the dimmer slider up brightens the lights down dims the lights. Why are my lights still on or glowing when the dimmer is in the off position. This occurs because a dimmer operates by dissipating some of the heat of the full current flow in order to dim the illumination of the light fixture.
Moving the switch lever to the up position turns the lights off. When the locator light is in the on position a very small amount of current is passed through the led bulb. It is natural for a dimmer switch to generate some heat that can be felt when you operate the switch normally youll feel it when you turn it off. Went to home depot and bought new dimmer boucht cfl compatible dimmer as tried cfl floods before and they only lasted a few weeks hooked up same way as before. To fix turn the.
Gallery of Dimmer Switch Turns On In Off Position
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