How to Replace a Standard Switch with a Dimmer Switch For Dummies
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Installing a dimmer switch in a standard outlet is a DIY home-improvement project. Safely wire a dimmer switch with help from this video tutorial, which also takes some of the mystery out of electrical wiring.
Well..... I know this is a older video but.....I just used it......I am a 63 year old female, it didn’t take 5 minutes.....thank you so much !!!!!
I appreciate this video showing me that dimmer switches can be installed in most normal lightplates without any extra fuss or wiring needed. I was worried about that.
Black to the gold, white to the silver, bair coper to green. Hot, Neutral, ground.
I was going bonkers, I just installed a flimsy $10 dimmer switch in my old apt. bedroom, and the switch would only turn off & on. I doubled checked my wiring twice and no dimming. Finally I came across your video and the magic words were spoken..."MOST DIMMER SWITCHES WON'T WORK WITH MOST FLORESCENT LIGHTING JUST INCANDESCENT LIGHTING." So I simply changed the expensive LED light bulb to a regular 100w incandescent lightbulb and wouldn't you know it! IT WORKS!!! I know have a functional dimmer switch in the magic room......LoL
First of all, an LED bulb in not a Florescent, or CFL, & second, doesn't matter about the light fixture, you have to be sure that Bulb your putting in is Dim-able
That easy, huh? I'll be an electrician in no time at all.
I took off the existing outlet cover, and I 'm questioning which wire is the ground wire. There isn't a green wire or bare copper wire, so how do you detect the ground?
Is it normal for the dimmer knob to be so far apart from the outer panel? Seems the dimmer knob is too long.
he said MOST dimmers do not use screw terminals. not ALL
Dumb we’re dose the white wire go ..
Well, I am in market to buy the dimmer switch of make Home Electric Industries Ltd. with the following specifications :
Model- DIM-6 Dimmer, 20-240 V, 50-Hz , OP-1 -75w/300w-1.25 A max. & OP2- 20w/60w-1.25 A Max., This is for the standing lamp with two lights one halogen and other ordinary
ok it sounds so simple. but what if your house is 100 yrs old and you have 2 wires in the box, white ( neutral ) black (hot) do you connect both black wires from the dimmer to the black wire in the box, and cap the white? this is the 1 million dollar question that I cant find an answer to. any one know, plz send a message to me, its really messin me up. thanks
I live in a old apt. also. The copper is canvas coated, and only has 2 wires that come from the wall. All as you have to do is cap off the ground wire make sure it is not exposed to other wire then just connect the the other wires. you can connect the two wires from the dimmer to the two wires from the wall either way, there is no line or load designation on your dimmer. So just connect one wire to the white, and one wire to the black, order doesn't matter.
I too had this million dollars question, Thanks.
Bloody hell. Imagine getting a 600W LED... Tbh, with any thing electrical, Id rather be safe than sorry,and get a proper electrician to do the job. It looks simple enough, but someones qualified,and Im not
Who made this video? How do you place a voltmeter across a switch? And go on to say "it should read zero"? Like really? What should it read? It's the same potential!
You don't test/check for voltage across a switch terminals. You check for "Current" with an Ammeter (clamp-on or a simple current tester).
Please correct that in this video. It's misinformation.
Shit. Ppl still use that style of dimmer? I remember those in the 70s at my grandparent's house. I think a lame ass toggle switch is more decorative.
This isn’t a good video
What do I do if the dimmer switch I want has 2 red wires 1 black wire and 1 green wire the one I want has a normal rocker style switch and a little slider at the bottom for the dimming should I just find a different one
Edit: the video after this one happened to be on the same dimmer switch I was looking at and found out the two red wires is for if you get a two pack so you can do 3 way pole
Thank you. You don't have to worry about how you pair the wires as long as you don't use the ground wire. I watched several other videos that don't mention this.
I'm not saying this is inaccurate but I question it and feel it needs deeper research than trusting one video
They always turn off the same breaker!
I would only do it if that switch would only control lights and not fans.
The biggest issue that I have with installing dimmer or timer switch is that they are too big to fit into the switch box. Why don’t they freakin make the box bigger? This is so annoying.
What if your light switch doesn't have a copper/ground wire, just two black wires?
A light switch will only have a ground wire if it is metal, if yours is plastic just ignore that part of the video you do not need one.
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What if it’s metal and doesn’t have ground wire?
@@aalhaj2321 then it hasn't been installed to legislation and is unsafe and has the potential to electrocute the user.
This is very basic information, thank you.
The video made it seem like a truly easy task that anyone of us could accomplish.- -No Longer Afraid in MI
i dont have a voltage meter. Im worried about being shocked or killed.
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. This video is very helpful.
Watching some old video
Theese aren't the same as the ceramic nuts you guys used back in the 70's. Even though I agree, both Scandinavia and UK is way better than America in that regard.
@chkol8 NO! It's not safe to just use black electrical tape! They tend to become loose after some time.
How do I know which wire is the "ground wire"?
In my house, all the electrical cables have 3 copper wires: black (hot), white (neutral), and bare (ground). Some of my outside lights have black, white, and green (ground) wires.
The ground wire is the copper wire