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Old 04-17-2025, 06:55 AM
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Default Thinking outside the room…. It IS possible that your light circuit was wired …?

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Originally Posted by FingerEnglish View Post
My dining room lights came on by themselves. Cannot turn them off. Bought new dimmer switch and installed. Did not work.
I’ve seen this many times. Sometimes a light circuit was inadvertently wired to a GFI circuit. Sounds stupid, but I personally found this in 2 of my homes. Check all your GFI outlets, kitchen, bathrooms, laundry rooms, garage and outside including on the lanai. Don’t try to rationalize the error or the builder.. it happens. No big deal once you find it.. my last home 3 season porch outlets and family room light were wired to my outside front door GFI outlet. So everyone I used the hose to wash out mud dabblers, it get that outlet wet and I would not know it tripped until something in the house didn’t work…. Check them all out. Hope this helps someone and saves you money. Will