** Any electricians in the house??! **

Cheddar_2

Hi all,

I would like to buy a dimmer light switch for my daughter's bedroom for when my wife is feeding her at night time, as the main light in her room is far too bright. :cool:

However, I ain't no electrician. I can fit one no problem, as I've done so before, but the problem is which type to buy.

The main light has 2 x 40W G9 halogen bulbs in it.

I presume the term 'gang' means the number of knobs on it, i.e. lights it controls. I guess therefore I need a '1 gang' one.

However, do I buy a '1 way' or '2 way' switch?

And should I go for the 250W or 400W version? :undecided

I'm baffled!

Cheddar

baldelectrician

Go for the higher rated version, and use a decent make (such as MK or GET)

Make sure the lamps you got with the fitting are of a decent make (osram, sylvania, phillips etc) otherwise the dimmer will die when the lamp pops at the end of it's life.

hope this helps.

Jem8472

you will only need the 1 way one. two way is for if you have another switch controlling the same lights from somewhere else

Cheddar_2

baldelectrician wrote:

Make sure the lamps you got with the fitting are of a decent make (osram, sylvania, phillips etc) otherwise the dimmer will die when the lamp pops at the end of it's life.

Ah.. erm, well I just bought 10 cheapy bulbs from Ebay. We have the same light fittings throughout the apartment, and the bulbs are forever blowing. It was costing me a fortune (£2.88 each from B&Q), so I picked up 10 from Ebay for a fiver Guess I shouldn't have then! :rolleyes:

Thanks for your advice Jem8472 - a 1 way one it is then :beer:

Frogling

baldelectrician wrote:

Go for the higher rated version, and use a decent make (such as MK or GET)

Make sure the lamps you got with the fitting are of a decent make (osram, sylvania, phillips etc) otherwise the dimmer will die when the lamp pops at the end of it's life.

hope this helps.

ooh goody, someone knowledgeable on the subject! Please could you give me some advice on dimmer switches? We have one in the nursery, but it no longer works. It's just a normal light in there, but we only had it put in 6 months ago and it stopped working last month. Any suggestions?