HOW TO USE THE CORRECT DIMMER
- ADD UP ALL THE LIGHT FIXTURES TO BE CONTROLLED BY THE DIMMER. THIS WE’LL CALL “A”.
- DETERMINE THE MAXIMUM WATTAGE LAMP (LIGHT BULB) EACH LIGHT FIXTURE WILL ACCEPT. THIS WE’LL CALL “B”. NOT THE WATTAGE YOU WILL INSTALL (MUST BE EQUAL OR LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM THE FIXTURE WILL ALLOW).
- MULTIPLY “A” TIMES “B”.
EXAMPLE:
- FOR PROPER DIMMER INSTALLATION DIMMER SHOULD BE RATED AT 80% OF ITS MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE USE.
OR LESS IF MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS, THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY DERATING FOR MULTIPLE DIMMERS IN THE SAME SWITCH BOX.
EXAMPLE:
| DIMMER DE-RATING FACTORS. |
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DIMMERS WILL NEED TO BE DE-RATED OR HAVE THEIR MAXIMUM WATTAGE REDUCED, FOR A VARIETY OF FACTORS.
- PER MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTION
- WHEN USING MORE THAN ONE DIMMER IN THE SAME SWITCH BOX.
- WHEN THE SORROUNDING TEMPRATURES EXCEED THE MANUFACTURES LIMITS.
- HOW MUCH DO I DE-RATE MY DIMMERS? THIS WILL BE DETERMINED BY MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDATIONS. (USUALLY 20% PER EACH ADDITIONAL DIMMER.)
EXAMPLE:
| HOW DO I INSTALL A DIMMER? |
- TURN OFF ALL POWER IN HOUSE.
- TURN OFF SWITCH.
- REMOVE SCREWS FROM SWITCH COVER.
- REMOVE OLD SWITCH OR DIMMER.
- INSTALL NEW SWITCH WITH WIRE NUTS.
- INSTALL SCREWS TO ATTACH SWITCH OR DIMMER TO SWITCH BOX.
- RE-INSTALL COVER PLATE WITH SCREWS.
- TURN ON HOUSE POWER.
- TURN ON SWITCH OR DIMMER.
(SEE DIAGRAM TO THE RIGHT)
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