Basic/silly question but I'm confused over max wattage on dimmer switches and the man in the orange apron is no help :smile:
Basically I have a room with 9 recessed lights. They use 14w CFL dimmable bulbs. They're actually already on a dimmer switch, but don't dim. So I'm assuming the former homeowner put in the wrong kind of dimmer?
Anyway, so what is the max wattage dimmer switch then? 9x14= 126? I read somewhere for dimmable CFL bulbs to multiply what you have by 4 and that's the max wattage you need. So in my case 126x4=504?
Would appreciate any help!
thanks,
Marc
Basically I have a room with 9 recessed lights. They use 14w CFL dimmable bulbs. They're actually already on a dimmer switch, but don't dim. So I'm assuming the former homeowner put in the wrong kind of dimmer?
Anyway, so what is the max wattage dimmer switch then? 9x14= 126? I read somewhere for dimmable CFL bulbs to multiply what you have by 4 and that's the max wattage you need. So in my case 126x4=504?
Would appreciate any help!
thanks,
Marc
