Down is on and up is 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.
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Dimmer switch turns on in off position. When i reversed the 2 wires it did not do anything. Very sensitive led bulbs may appear to glow from this current. Moving the switch lever to the down position turns the lights on. With the switch mounted in the upright position. 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.
The switch and dimmer work fine but the operation of the switch is reversed. 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. 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 the locator light is in the on position a very small amount of current is passed through the led bulb. 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. To fix turn the.
The operation of the dimmer is correct in that position moving the dimmer slider up brightens the lights down dims the lights. 1 switch b is in off position power is dropped to switch a switch does not function 2 switch b in on position. Moving the switch lever to the up position turns the lights off. 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. Face and turn the switch to the desired position.
Gallery of Dimmer Switch Turns On In Off Position
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