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Hello all.
For years now I've used Phillips Hue smart bulbs in my 3, ceiling mounted lounge lights and have therefore never needed to switch them individually.
I've recently redecorated and moved to a light fixture that cannot take Phillips Hue smart bulbs, so I have decided to go from a 3 gang switch, to a three dimmer switch. However, when I was idly switching the light switches to see which light was which, I realised some odd behaviour, and it now throws me into doubt regarding wiring up the dimmer switches.
Lights are listed 1, 2 and 3, as per the image below named 'Lounge.jpg'. Their corresponding switches are labelled in image 'FrontOfSwitch.jpg'.
The problem is that in order to switch on lights 2, or 3, 1 must also be on. It is possible to have light 1 on, 2 off and 3 on, or light 1 on, 2 on and 3 off, but if light 1 is ever off, lights 2 and 3 will not turn on.
Is this a limitation of the wiring to the lights (i.e. they all spur off 1), or is this simply an incorrectly wired switch?
Furthermore, would it be possible to switch to a three gang dimmer switch, and be able to address each light individually?
Many thanks!
For years now I've used Phillips Hue smart bulbs in my 3, ceiling mounted lounge lights and have therefore never needed to switch them individually.
I've recently redecorated and moved to a light fixture that cannot take Phillips Hue smart bulbs, so I have decided to go from a 3 gang switch, to a three dimmer switch. However, when I was idly switching the light switches to see which light was which, I realised some odd behaviour, and it now throws me into doubt regarding wiring up the dimmer switches.
Lights are listed 1, 2 and 3, as per the image below named 'Lounge.jpg'. Their corresponding switches are labelled in image 'FrontOfSwitch.jpg'.
The problem is that in order to switch on lights 2, or 3, 1 must also be on. It is possible to have light 1 on, 2 off and 3 on, or light 1 on, 2 on and 3 off, but if light 1 is ever off, lights 2 and 3 will not turn on.
Is this a limitation of the wiring to the lights (i.e. they all spur off 1), or is this simply an incorrectly wired switch?
Furthermore, would it be possible to switch to a three gang dimmer switch, and be able to address each light individually?
Many thanks!
- TL;DR
- light 1 must be on, in order for lights 2 and 3 to come on, in a 3 gang switch. How do I fix this?
