Ceiling lights-direct swap?

hotcookie101 · 20 September 2011 at 8:35PM

Hi,

We currently have a ceiling light in the dining room, which is a 3 section uplighter that takes regular bulbs. There are 2 switches than can turn it off and on.
We are doing up kitchen/dining room, and will be having electrical stuff done, and would like to change the light fitting.

Is it likely we can swap it directly for this fitting? I'm just a bit confused as it says no on/off switch? We don't currently have a dimmer on it, could we swap one of the switches for a dimmer and keep the other as normal? (currently one switch in living room-single switch, and a triple switch in dining room for kitchen/dining/living room lights)
It will be an electrician doing the work, but I would like to get light bought ready for him to come in, I haven't met him yet, its through the kitchen fitters.

eyeinthesky · 20 September 2011 at 9:44PM

Hi, the light fitting should be fine, a straightforward swap. As to the dimmer, yes, you can replace one switch with a dimmer, but the other switch will only switch on and off at the brightness set by the dimmer. Check with the electrician, to be sure that the dimmer is suitable for 2 way switching. Hope this helps.

The no switch refers to the unit itself, just means it is controlled by wall switches.

hotcookie101 · 21 September 2011 at 7:44AM

eyeinthesky wrote: »

Hi, the light fitting should be fine, a straightforward swap. As to the dimmer, yes, you can replace one switch with a dimmer, but the other switch will only switch on and off at the brightness set by the dimmer. Check with the electrician, to be sure that the dimmer is suitable for 2 way switching. Hope this helps.

The no switch refers to the unit itself, just means it is controlled by wall switches.

Thanks, for letting me know that-I did wonder if its what it meant, but wanted to make sure

Will ask the electrician about the dimmer-are there ones available that do 2 way switching