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Replacing sockets and switches advice

  • 21-01-2008 1:08pm
    #1
    Cmar-Ireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,340 ✭✭✭


    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


Comments

  • #2
    aido79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭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.


  • #3
    eoghan.geraghty
    Registered Users Posts: 419 ✭✭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.


  • #4
    Cmar-Ireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,340 ✭✭✭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! :)


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