Dimmer not working

Patch6262 · Post by **Patch6262** » Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:30 pm

Good day all - first time posting

I read some posts on this forum and its appears really helpful and friendly

I was plastering my gran-kids bedroom and I inadvertently must have dislodged a couple of cables from my dimmer switch.

When I looked at the back of the switch there was 4 red cables - 3 were live (i got one of those voltage pens) and one had "no power" but it appears to "control" the light in the loft space! Fortunately, 2 lots of wires were kept in place so i am trying to figure out what i do with the other 2 wires (the one live one and the one with no power). There are 2 holes for them to go in and i have tried every combination and it won't put my light on in the bedroom.

I don't need the dimmer and could replace it with an ordinary switch - is there a particular type of switch i need to purchase and where do i put the 4 red wires in the switch.

Any response would be greatly appreciated - even if its get an Electrician in

Take care and thanks in advance

Patch

hiace_drifter · Post by **hiace_drifter** » Thu Nov 12, 2020 3:50 pm

Hi, this won't answer your question, but i found these guys' videos very handy, such as this one which looks at switches/lights...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fixa_1jp55c

Patch6262 · Post by **Patch6262** » Fri Nov 13, 2020 10:42 am

Cheers Hiace - i will look through the video - thanks Patch

Someone-Else · Post by **Someone-Else** » Fri Nov 13, 2020 6:48 pm

Just saying..................
Despite what most people think, there is no specific rule that says "This wire shalt go in that terminal"
Pictures would help, but it really is a case of guess work or meter the cables.

Oh, and as for a volt stick, sorry not a lot of use for testing, as you have found. It says 3 cables are live, but that is improbable, but there could be a back feed via a lamp which would give "false results" a multi meter is much better.