Dimming switch buzzing

juice95m3 · 11-17-2009, 11:40 AM

Hello,
I am finishing a room in my basement. I have wired a series of (5) recessed downlights on a dimmer switch. When I turn the dimmer switch to on, I notice a faint hum or buzzing sound on both the switch and each light. And the sound only intensifies when I dim the lights. I am wondering what might be causing this. Do I have too many lights on one switch? The (5) lights are 5" can lights each with a 60w bulb.

thanks

Yoyizit · 11-17-2009, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by juice95m3

When I turn the dimmer switch to on, I notice a faint hum or buzzing sound on both the switch and each light. And the sound only intensifies when I dim the lights.

Maybe 10% of brand new dimmers do this.

11-17-2009, 11:40 AM	#1
juice95m3 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1	Dimming switch buzzing Hello, I am finishing a room in my basement. I have wired a series of (5) recessed downlights on a dimmer switch. When I turn the dimmer switch to on, I notice a faint hum or buzzing sound on both the switch and each light. And the sound only intensifies when I dim the lights. I am wondering what might be causing this. Do I have too many lights on one switch? The (5) lights are 5" can lights each with a 60w bulb. thanks

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Dimming switch buzzing