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Originally Posted by FingerEnglish
My dining room lights came on by themselves. Cannot turn them off. Bought new dimmer switch and installed. Did not work.
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Originally Posted by FingerEnglish
Sorry, new at this....Live in a 2 bedroom Villa....The breaker did not trip...Replaced all of the bulbs..Thank You...Any advice appreciated....
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Lights coming on but not turning off could be a bad switch but you changed that.
The problem could then be due to wiring the switch improperly but I assume you made sure to do it correctly.
Why replace all the bulbs? Did something else happen to make you think that was necessary?
Why mention that the breaker did not trip? If the lights were off then the breaker may be an issue but if the lights are on then it obviously did not trip.
Or maybe I am misunderstanding the problem. Is it more like:
- The lights came on and the switch would not turn them off
- You replaced the switch but now they would not turn on
- The breaker has not tripped
- You replaced all the bulbs
- But still the lights will not come on
Assuming that is the case and the lights are now OFF:
Hopefully, you turned off the breaker before replacing the switch so you know which breaker it is and you know for sure that it is not tripped.
Are you sure you replaced the dimmer with the correct type (single-pole or three-way)? You probably did or otherwise you would have an extra wire with no place to connect it or an extra connection with no wire to connect to it.
It is always possible that the replacement switch is bad. You could try swapping the old switch back in or take the new switch out and use a multimeter to verify it is working correctly.