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Dimmer HOT to the Touch.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 5:18 pm
Posted on 12/1/22 at 5:18 pm
And I dont mean just warm, I mean it was hot. Its a lutron caseta, I;ve never had one be like this. It have the soffett's with xmas lights hooked to it.
Its 3 wires. could it be possible I have it hooked up wrong? In the wall was the ground and 2 black wires.....
Its 3 wires. could it be possible I have it hooked up wrong? In the wall was the ground and 2 black wires.....
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Posted on 12/1/22 at 5:31 pm to LordSnow
Turn off the breaker
Posted on 12/1/22 at 5:43 pm to wickowick
Turning the switch off makes it not hot.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 5:57 pm to LordSnow
Make sure the dimmer you are using is compatible with the lights and that the lights are actually rated for dimmers.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 5:58 pm to Clames
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Make sure the dimmer you are using is compatible with the lights and that the lights are actually rated for dimmers.
This. And also make sure you aren’t overloading it. Dimmers usually have a max wattage rating.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 6:10 pm to PillageUrVillage
I guess I'll swap the dimmer with a regular lutron switch
Posted on 12/1/22 at 7:07 pm to LordSnow
Reduce the load on it. I have soffit lights hooked to caseta, maybe 10 bulbs. Switched them to LED and it's much cooler.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 7:23 pm to LordSnow
Probably overloading it. Wiring looks ok.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 7:57 pm to LordSnow
Looks like a lutron dimmer. Can you post the model number?
Old or just installed?
Recently changed bulbs?
Some of those are only compatible with certain styles or bulbs and certain wattages.
Old or just installed?
Recently changed bulbs?
Some of those are only compatible with certain styles or bulbs and certain wattages.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 8:00 pm to LEASTBAY
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Reduce the load on it. I have soffit lights hooked to caseta, maybe 10 bulbs. Switched them to LED and it's much cooler.
LED is far less likely to do this
My father in law has a great room that has like 14 BR40 bulbs on one dimmer. They were all incandescent at one point. Dimmer was warm. Swapped it up to my favorite (Philips br40 with warm glow) and it’s cool. He did eventually swap that dimmer too a Caseta, but it was a standard paddle dimmer with a little embedded night light (what I thought may have been the culprit but wasn’t) when he first bought the place.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 8:00 pm to Clames
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Make sure the dimmer you are using is compatible with the lights and that the lights are actually rated for dimmers.
yup. had to deal with this issue in my house when I bought it. Changed to LED dimmer lights and problem went away
Posted on 12/2/22 at 11:13 am to gaetti15
Not to be repetitive OP, but I'd bet dinner it's overloaded. I just installed an entire house worth of Lutron switches and had the problem with my garage lights. If it's a standard Lutron dimmer, their load capacities aren't super high. Lutron has some higher capacity switches (their standard paddle/decora switch is higher capacity). You can either go that route or switch to LED.
Posted on 12/2/22 at 12:47 pm to Hopeful Doc
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LED is far less likely to do this
In proper installations. In cases where the dimmer isn't rated for LED's or the bulbs aren't dimmable then they absolutely will have issues and heat can be one of them. Lot of people slap in LED's on old dimmer switches without checking.
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