Timeline for What could cause a melting/overheating light switch?
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| Oct 9, 2017 at 0:57 | comment | added | mergesort | I've attached a photo. You can see the screw hole that's black from the melting/burning! One thing to note is that I have the 3 grounds connected to each other because I'm not sure if the box is grounded. | |
| Oct 9, 2017 at 0:57 | history | edited | mergesort | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 9, 2017 at 0:18 | answer | added | ArchonOSX | timeline score: 3 | |
| Oct 8, 2017 at 23:05 | comment | added | ThreePhaseEel | Can you post photos of the culprit dimmer and the wiring attached to it? | |
| Oct 8, 2017 at 23:01 | comment | added | mergesort | Any guidance on how I can find this wire? Is it in the junction box or behind a wall? How could it have gotten loose? | |
| Oct 8, 2017 at 23:00 | comment | added | Tyson | It sounds like you have a short or bad connection somewhere. You have 54 Watts total of light, you don’t need a larger watt dimmer. | |
| Oct 8, 2017 at 22:50 | history | asked | mergesort | CC BY-SA 3.0 |