Timeline for Replacing Vintage Carlon Thyrocon Rotary Dimmer with Lutron Skylark S603-PGH Sliding Dimmer
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Jan 25, 2022 at 16:56 | comment | added | FreeMan | There's nothing "vintage" about that dimmer! It's what I had in my walls until we installed new LED lighting. They're still available for sale at my local big-box, though you have to look hard since they only support incandescent bulbs not CFL or LED. | |
Jan 2, 2021 at 5:51 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | Actually, what you have from the wall is perfectly normal. This is the spur end of a 3-wayy setup, and 3 wires is normal (2 travelers + common). The wall wire colors are black white red because that is how ALL /3+gnd cables are made. Those are the standard colors. By the way, the grounding is handled exactly correctly. The ground wire goes to the metal box, as required. The switch picks up ground via its mounting screws! Isn't that easy? :) | |
Jan 2, 2021 at 0:35 | answer | added | ThreePhaseEel | timeline score: 1 | |
Jan 2, 2021 at 0:08 | history | asked | jayce | CC BY-SA 4.0 |