![]() Granted this was all in the hope that the dimming issue was because of the old switch, not a greater wiring issue (which wouldn’t have been solved by a new $14 dimmer). Oh and the only noticeably missing thing was a green grounding wire, but the nice thing about all new switches is that they usually come with those these days so that’s a bit of added security.Īfter untwisting the old caps to the connections that were still semi-secure-ish, we simply connected the new dimmer switch’s wires the same way. Maybe that was why our old dimmer switch wasn’t fully functional. It looked like all the connections were right, though some were so loosely made that they pulled apart when I lifted it away from the wall. What we uncovered was an old switch that was way past its prime. You can’t be too careful when it comes to trying not to die.įrom there the first step was removing the old switch, which just takes some quick turns of a screwdriver to release the switchplate cover- followed by gently pulling the actual switch box out from inside the wall (don’t pull too hard or you could dislodge something). And since we’re crazy paranoid about shocking ourselves (or worse) we ALWAYS turn off the main breaker to our entire house to be 100% sure that we won’t accidentally electrocute ourselves. Whether it’s a lighting fixture, ceiling fan or switch we just attentively observe which wires are connected to which wires and then recreate those pairings with the new wires which attach to the new fixture. Our technique for most electrical projects is just to carefully watch what we’re undoing and then redo it with the new piece in place. After all, it doesn’t take a degree in electrical engineering to replace a simple switch… All we needed was a $14 replacement slide dimmer from True Value and a little bit of electrical know-how. So as we brace ourselves for nights of sneaking into a sleeping baby’s room, we figured that being able to find some middle ground between blinded by darkness and blinded by light would be a totally useful thing.Īnd thanks to our spot on the True Value DIY Blog Squad, we were able to tackle this lighting issue no problem. Yep, it went on and off, but did nothing in between. ![]() ![]() The room has always had a dimmer switch (back from its days as a dining room) but as long as we’ve lived here it hasn’t done a certain thing: dim. Call it a baby step, but we’ve officially finished our first project in the nursery.
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