Replacing sockets and switches advice

Cmar-Ireland

Hi All,

I want to replace some switches and sockets in our kitchen. The new ones will be black nickle or similar. The cooker switch and sockets are straightforward, but I am unsure of the light switches.

It is a new house, set up as follows...
Entering the kitchen there is a 3 gang switch for the kitchen area, dining area and patio door light. Entering from the utility room there is a 2 gang switch for the utility and the kitchen area (kitchen area light can be switches from two locations).
Can I replace the 3 gang switch with a 2 gang dimmer (for kitchen/dining lights) and 1 gang switch (for patio light) and replace the utility switch with a 1 gang dimmer (for kitchen) and 1 gang switch (for the utility) or should the kitchen light be dimmed with only one dimmer and a regular switch?

Hope this doens't sound confusing!!!

Thanks

aido79

you probably won't be able to find these switches as a single unit so would have to use two separate units which will take up alot of space. also it is not use two dimmer switches on a light.

eoghan.geraghty

I've never seen 3 dimmers on a single plate, so either make it big enough for a twin plate or if no space, 2 singles vertically placed.
As aido says, you can't have 2 dimmers firing the one set of lights.
I would keep the kitchen/utility as a 2 gang switch, put kitchen and dining on a 2 gang dimmer and move the patio light to its own 1 gang switch.
Don't forget to earth the switch plates.
Good luck.

Cmar-Ireland

eoghan.geraghty wrote: »

I've never seen 3 dimmers on a single plate, so either make it big enough for a twin plate or if no space, 2 singles vertically placed.
As aido says, you can't have 2 dimmers firing the one set of lights.
I would keep the kitchen/utility as a 2 gang switch, put kitchen and dining on a 2 gang dimmer and move the patio light to its own 1 gang switch.
Don't forget to earth the switch plates.
Good luck.

I wouldn't have the room for a twin plate, so I'll use a 2 gang dimmer and a regular switch for the patio.
Thanks for the advice!