What is a Fin/Side Section Breakoff?
...ide of the mounting plate/fin designed to be removed to facilitate ganging. When removing fins on a dimmer derating occurs, reducing the amount of usable wattage.
- Why do my Dimmers Sometime Feel Warm?
During normal operation, dimmers do get warm to the touch. A wallbox dimmer's efficiency is typically around 99%. The other 1% is dissipated in the dimmer as heat. So a dimmer on a 600 W load would pr...
- What is a Magenetic Low-Voltage Dimmer?
Magnetic Low-Voltage dimmers are meant to be used with low-voltage lights that use a magnetic transformer.
- What is a Electronic Low-Voltage Dimmer?
Electronic Low-Voltage dimmers are meant to be used with low-voltage lights that use an electronic transformer.
- Which Dimmers Should I Select?
...that control the light(s) you are going to dim.
If there is only one switch use a:
Single-Pole dimmer - used to
dim a light from one location.
If there is more than one switch use
a:
3-Way d...
- How Are Dimmers Connected To My Home’s Wiring?
... home’s
lighting fixtures in the same basic way a standard switch might. Some
systems use a dimmer panel, while others use smart dimmers that
directly replace your wall switch.
...
- Can Lutron dimmers be ganged?
When 2 or more dimmers are in the same wall box, they are considered
"ganged". To install ganged dimmers, simply remove the dimmer side
sections from the heat sink. The maximum wattage capacity for ...
- Can you use a 3-way dimmer in a single-pole application?
If a product purchased as a 3-way control needs to be used in a
single-pole application, cap off one of the traveler wires with a wire
connector.
- Why can't I mount my dimmer horizontally in my wall?
...d tested to be installed and operated
only in the mounting position (vertical) as indicated on the dimmer.
- Can I Use A Standard 3-Way Switch With A Multi-Location Dimmer?
Multi-location dimmers do use standard 3-way wiring, but make use of
one wire for communications while the other carries the load current. A
3-way switch is not compatible with this.
- Can I dim a 4 way circuit?
Yes, a 3 way dimmer will replace one of the 3 way switches. A 4 way
circuit can be dimmed from all switch locations by using a
Multi-Location dimmer and 2 Accessory Dimmers such as Maestro, Spacer,
...
- Can I use a compact fluorescent light bulb with a dimmer switch?
To use a compact fluorescent bulb on a dimmer switch, you must buy a
bulb that's specifically made to work with dimmers (check the package).
We don't recommend using regular compact fluorescent bulb...
- Why are some dimmer wires not copper colored?
Lutron dimmers use tinned copper wires on some of our products. These
wires are silver in color as a result of the tinning process. Tinned
copper wires are compatible with copper wiring and wire nut...
- Vierti Dimmer Demonstration
Vierti Interactive Demonstration Available Here
- What is Derating?
All dimmers rely on heat conduction and convection to keep the electronic components cool. Derating is the reduction of the maximum capacity (load) a unit can reliably handle when fins/side sections a...
- How Do Dimmers Save Energy And Money?
There are quite a few reasons. Dimming alone greatly reduces energy consumption
and may pay for itself through energy savings not to mention extending
bulb life 10 times or more.
Lighti...
- Can Dimmers Be Installed By The Do-It-Yourselfer?
Some basic systems can be installed on a DIY basis while more advanced
systems are better left to professionals such as electricians, systems
integrators and low voltage installers.
- Do Lutron dimmers increase halogen lamp life?
Dimming increases incandescent lamp life, and halogen lamps are
incandescent lamps. Lutron test data suggests that all halogen lamps
will have an expected lamp life similar to that of other incandes...
- Can you dim from more than one location?
Maestro dimmers, Maestro IR dimmers, and Faedra dimmers can dim from
more than one location. With additional accessory dimmers, you may dim
a total of ten locations.