2 way dimming

[Bez]

Ok guys, customer wants two way dimming on his stairs. Only 2 points of light, 1 up, 1 down.

Are 250 watt switches sufficient or do you guys always fit 400w as a matter of course?

Cheers

Bez

 

[Brian 157]

What lamps is the customer using? If it's normal GLS the 250w dimmer should be sufficient, if he's using CFLs (standard low energy lamps) you could have problems, normal dimmers & inductive loads don't get on too well...

 

[Bez]

What lamps is the customer using? If it's normal GLS the 250w dimmer should be sufficient, if he's using CFLs (standard low energy lamps) you could have problems, normal dimmers & inductive loads don't get on too well...

Sorry, should have mentioned lamps, yes normal bulbs.

Have just happened accross some dimmers in my catalogue and they're measured in VA. I take it that is the same as Watts

 

[Brian 157]

VA is close to watts, just multiply volts by amps as VA suggests. For an AC circuit watts is actually voltage x current x power factor.

 

[Apache]

Thought you could only have 1 dimmer!

 

[Bez]

Thought you could only have 1 dimmer!

Agreed, OOps, asked question in the plural:coat

 

[Robin Spark]

You could use these dimmers from TLC, just buy a master dimmer and a slave dimmer switch.

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/VLIDQI401MS.html

 

[Bez]

You could use these dimmers from TLC, just buy a master dimmer and a slave dimmer switch.http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/VLIDQI401MS.html

Cheers for that, will run it past the client if I get the job.

Bez

 

[Power Ball]

Why would you have dimmers on a stairs.? Thought you would like stairs to be well lit... well I do anyway .

Chas

 

[Bez]

Why would you have dimmers on a stairs.? Thought you would like stairs to be well lit... well I do anyway .Chas

Search me, as long as he pays the bill i'll put them in his loft if he wants

 

[Apache]

Search me, as long as he pays the bill i'll put them in his loft if he wants

ROTFWLApplaud Smiley

 

[Power Ball]

Search me, as long as he pays the bill i'll put them in his loft if he wants

I've got them in my loft but mrs power ball dont know about that ROTFWL