very helpful to a 78 year old female who loves learning how to do new things by myself!

@Kwame00

3 ай бұрын

That’s amazing! I wish you Much love & joy

Thank youi. You are easier to understand than the factory instructions.

One of the best well explained step by step videos that helped out a lot n saved me the headache and loads of time n very much appreciated got the job done in 20 minutes due to doing this alone n for the first time . Best video for DIY’ers 👍🏼

best explanation I found for 3-way gang box and "traveler" wires. Made the job easy

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad you liked it. Thanks for the feedback!

@Johnny55671

2 жыл бұрын

What is a traveler wire?

😂 Demonstrated and explained very well. Love your wit!

This is a valuable tip. I tore my hair out connecting it, then it was flashing. Thanks!

Thank you. I hooked up my new dimmer and all is well.

Thank you so much for sharing this information. Dimmer switches get confusing sometimes.😊

Thanks. Installed one today and didn't know what the blue switch did.

Appreciate video. I actually understand installing process. But I was hoping you explain what to do when there is no ground wire in wall.

Had no idea that you can adjust the switches??? You just solved my flickering issue! Cheers

Thanks! This is exactly what I needed

The only video that actually helped me 👏🏽

I enjoyed your video very much. I wondered if you had to do alterations to the original cover switch to accommodate the dimmer switch at the end and how it all fit together

Thanks for the great video 👍 worked perfect.

Well Done. Thank you

Thanks for this video. Do you have a video where you show how to route a switch that is currently going to an outlet to a fixture in the ceiling? I need to install lighting and fans in my new house but the switch goes to the outlet and not to the ceiling. Thanks again and keep up the great work!

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

I do not currently. That will definitely require some wire rerouting. Thanks for the feedback!

@stevealdenjr3696

Жыл бұрын

@pagalhokya did you get this figured out?

Very helpful

Got it, thanks

Your favorite comedy on the news lmao

Good video, thanks

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Thanks for the feedback!

I have a bathroom switch with 2 switches. One for the fan and one for the light. I would like to put this together WITH a dimmer switch for the late light bathroom trips. Do you have a video on this?

Thumbs up fpr Porter Cable!!

should have explained more about the other switch on the 3 way loop very important to connect power to common on 1st switch and then connect common to load on the second switch , this is a reason for not having control with both switches and also it would be helpful to note that without an extra switching device you can't use 2 dimmers in the same application , also shorten your video by not explaining to people why they want a dimmer , if they are watching your video they already know why they want one . This is constructive criticism to help with future videos and not meant as rudeness or sarcasm , thanks for the video

@hnng3919

8 ай бұрын

Hmm…I just installed the Lutron dimmer Diva DVCL-153p, exactly like the what shows in the video (white wire as traveler). My problem is when the mechanical switch is ON (UP), I can’t turn on the light with the dimmer switch. I noticed on the mechanical switch, the tagged blk wire isn’t on the black screw, but on the other side by itself. Another blk wire is on the black screw and red is on top. Is this normal? And why the problem? Thx

Can you do a video showing 2 or more Leviton Wi-Fi switches with neutral from one power source in same box? Thanks

Excellent job!

@HowToHomeDIY

2 ай бұрын

Really glad to hear you liked it. Thanks a lot for the feedback!

Excellent Trainer!

@HowToHomeDIY

5 ай бұрын

Really glad to hear you liked it. Thanks a lot for the feedback Anthony!

Thanks!

I like setting the mood for the news. 🤣. Brilliant. Ty. Great video!

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

😂 Glad you liked it and got a little chuckle out of it! Thanks a lot for the feedback!

@HiAnnMarie1722

2 жыл бұрын

Ah but you missed another moment when you said to label the wires…so you don’t get your wires crossed would have been another chuckle…🙂

@odie00zero

2 жыл бұрын

@@HiAnnMarie1722 😂. Your absolutely correct

@normahostetler7859

Жыл бұрын

Best bet is to take a hammer to the tv. They call it "Programming" for a reason : )

Thank you...

Thanks!!

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome! Glad you liked it!

Great explanation, thank you. What switch do you have on the other side? Another Lutron LED+ Diva dimmer won't work, would it?

@im_Spade_

2 жыл бұрын

From what I read on another comment you should only have 1 dimmer total. So just regular toggle on the other side

@sum1sw

2 жыл бұрын

@@im_Spade_ Yes Sir. That turns out to be correct. - Thank you

@im_Spade_

2 жыл бұрын

@@sum1sw no problem 😁

Can you show the plate after the switch is installed?

I plan on doing just this on my 4 gang switch. The difference though is that i have 1 red wire connected to the first switch, one black wire from each switch going out to each destincation, and 3 short wires connecting each switch. The white wires are all wrapped up and not connected to any of the switches. Am I able to replace one of the switches with a dimmer with this set up?

I just bought this switch. My question is I have a two-way switch on opposite walls that control led halo lights. In addition I have a control for ceiling fan and two switches on opposite walls that control porch lights. I was told by the guy that installed lights I could not have a dimmer because of the two way circuit. I have a 3-way gang box on the one wall controlling fan, lights, and porch light. On opposite wall I have a two-way gang box, one controlling lights, then other for a porch light. Can I use this to alleviate this problem?

I am wanting to install this Lutron dimmer. There are 3 switches in different areas. When I took the cover off, the existing switch has 2 whites on the left side and 2 red wires on the right side. The switch requires a neutral wire. Would you have any feedback on how the switch should be connected. Thanks.

I have the same dimmer light switch you have on the far right w 4 switch panel. I can't get it to work. Our far right is dining rm light. Next to it (left of or 3rd) is for the fan for the same fixture. The other two are porch and flood. How do I wire the one like you have on the far right w the slider dimmer? I'm doing something wrong!

How about a video of a 0-10 volt dimmer switch for led lighting.

Could you show how to do this in a single pole capacity?

I only have 3 block wire and purple also don't have ground wire and i bought lutron SCL-153PR-WH would this work with this?

Why would a dimmer switch not dim the lights on that circuit well if they are dimmable lights? Thanks.

I have a shared black “common wire” that loops around the black screw and that same wire continues to next switch… so it’s like the wire was stripped at the middle to expose copper and then the insulated wire continues to next door switch . How do I hook up to black wire on new dimmer ?

This may be a stupid question, but what does the face plate look like when it goes on because that first dimmer outlet would require a larger slot than the other three? And that’s the same kind of set up I’m gonna have you physically cut a bigger hole in the face plate.

I only have three wires coming out of the box a black a copper and red, but on my new Lutron dimmer switch there are 4 wires, a red , red with a white stripe, a green and a black. my question is do I put the two red wires together with the red one coming out of the box?🤔

Can 2 DIMMER switches controll 1 light fixter

Can i dim one light and light up a different one with this?

can i use WAGO connectors for this?

Traveler wire? Is that the neutral I’ve never heard that before

My feed wire (black wire, black screw) is stripped then wraps around black screwhead then continues to feed the adjacent switch in the same box. That adjacent switch only has two b black wires and one ground wire.

Do you need to ground it?

So what if I want to replace all three switches to dimmers and have traveler wires between all three?

Dad always told me turning off the Breaker takes away half the fun LOL

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

What about licking it? Was that the other half? 😂

@5150jlk

2 жыл бұрын

@@HowToHomeDIY that was my little brother's job

@normahostetler7859

Жыл бұрын

When we were young, my brother was an electrician in the making. He wired up something and we (6 siblings) held hands in a circle and we felt the shock go through us : )

@SaltMinerOU812

Ай бұрын

​@@HowToHomeDIY Be careful you might get some zoomers to actually try it!!

Do you need to change the bulbs when installing a dimmer switch?

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, if your bulbs are not dimmable.

ive got a double switch1 supplying outside lite n need inside dimmer intalled how do i do that

The electrician also used a white cable which is reserved for neutral wires...

Holy moly, no matter what I do and which 3 way switch I use, I can't get it to work. I have the light fixture between the two switches. Putting dimmer where line comes in. Ugh....

Hello! What to do if my dimmer doesn’t have a travelling wire? The dimmer only have 2 black and one green and the wall have red, black and white which is not neutral but traveling wire.

I found out the hard way that unless you have the correct matched switches, you can only adjust the dimmer from one of the two locations.

I'm a little concerned with a white wire being used as a traveler. What happened to the neutral?

Where do you find a face plate that matches your current setup

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

I got mine off of amazon.

My setup is exactly like this...but I have 3 black wires attached to previous switch...which one is my main wire ...lol

Do you have to get the Lutron starter kit with the hub to install a dimmer?

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

For mine I just needed the switch. Nothing else was installed.

@Waitdontshoothesnotblack

2 жыл бұрын

@@HowToHomeDIY were you able to control it through your phone ?

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

No, there is no hub.

I just installed one of these dimmers and I don't think it is working properly. The light does not turn off/on from both of the switches it is connected to. I have to have it turned on at the dimmer switch for the other switch to turn it off and on. If the dimmer switch is set to off, the other switch will not turn the light on. Have I mixed up my wiring? It was not clear to me which was the common wire. The wires coming out of the wall into the box are Black, Black and Red. I connected them to the dimmer Black to Red, Black to Red and Red to Black. Any suggestions? Thank you!

you don't explain that you have to put the dimmer on the primary switch not the secondary. it won't work if you put it on secondary.

@eddierivera5629

Жыл бұрын

How do you know if the switch is primary?

@KaliBlaz

Жыл бұрын

@@eddierivera5629 the primary switch is usual the first switch that feeds the light from the panel and the secondary switch is the farthest. The easiest way to find out is disconnect one of them then switch on the breaker the the one that turns on the light is your primary switch.

@sike800

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Just solved my problem !

@lamaterfamilias

Жыл бұрын

This comment also helped me, thank you!

@duke1281

Жыл бұрын

@Jim Bowesman it actually does work.. in an unfortunate way however... I literally (not maybe 30 minutes ago) just finished installing 2 dimmers on two separate circuits... but the dimmers are on the secondary switches.... yeah, I learned that the primaries have to be in the 'ON' position in order to make the secondaries work (and dim).... Thats also why I am here... cause i was kind of confused... so I went looking it up... Lol

How do u find the breaker that controls that switch without having to turn off random breakers?

@rodgerrabbit2955

4 күн бұрын

Touch the two hot wires together. It will trip the circuit breaker.... Actually, don't do that. You can potentially get injured. You have to just turn breakers off at the panel box one at a time until the lights go out. I usually have me at one end and someone else at the other end while we're on the phone. It sucks going it alone...

Even an electrician can handle it? 5:34. Anyways, great video! It helped a lot!!👍👍

is common wire natural? or is it hot/power?

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

In this application the common is the hot wire connecting to the first switch from the panel. On the second switch down the line, the common terminal is what then sends the power to the light fixture.

What kind of cover would you put on it ?

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

amzn.to/3CAPqXm That is what I put on it.

@waydesworld108

2 жыл бұрын

A plastic one. Very durable. Spare no expense. Thanks for the vid BTW...

HI, I put a 3 way dimmer on one switch, but it does not turn the light on or off, it only dime's it, and the other switch turns it on of off! Can you please tell me why? Obviously I would like to turn the light off from either switch. Thanks

@claudemongeon1820

5 ай бұрын

Ha Ha The 2 black wires were NOT tagged as hot or traveler... So I tried switching and Vola! Done

Really you only did one switch do you have to do a dimmer on the other switch can you explain the difference and how to tell which one is the primary line and which one is the secondary switch

What if there is no ground wire in the wall? Does the dimmer switch need the ground connected?

@elamramos9014

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, if there is not ground wire you wouldn’t be able to able to connect your dimmer device.

@loganw4633

Жыл бұрын

I have a dimmer in currently that doesn’t have a ground wire

Is it possible to put a dimmer on both switches in a three way?

@HowToHomeDIY

7 ай бұрын

Yes but they have to be compatible with each other and allow for this. They are referred to as multi location dimmer switches.

Replace a gang with two black wires with a gang with a black and a red and red/white wire

One important point that was missed is that you can only install a dimmer on one side of the three way switch, right?

@cesarvillatoro5984

5 ай бұрын

Is this true??

@HowToHomeDIY

5 ай бұрын

@cesarvillatoro5984 in many cases yes. But they do make some that if you buy the same kind and model that they can communicate with each other and controller from two different switches.

I'm trying to add a Lutron Caseta to my Kitchen. Can't seem to get it work. I have an older house, no ground. I have 3 light switches to my kitchen light. SWITCH 1 (1-BLK 1-RED 1-WHT) wires, SWITCH 2 (2-BLK 2-RED), SWITCH 3 (1-BLK 1-RED 1-WHT).....

@JeffPenaify

2 жыл бұрын

Switch 2 needs a 4 way switch

@gavproductions

2 жыл бұрын

@@JeffPenaify Is there a 4 way Lurton caseta switch available? I would assume I would use the Pico remotes for the other 2 switches.

I’m confused there is 2 red cables so how do I know which one is which ?…

Why is there no info on how to put on and take off the Lutron cover

After installing the 3-way dimmer switch, I found that the light only worked when the switches were in 1 particular orientation. In other words, when switch 1 was in the "down" position and the light was off, flicking switch 2 had no effect on the light at all. Upon closer inspection, I found that on switch 1, power was only getting to one of the traveler wires. I switched the traveler wires around and still had the same problem, so the power was not going from the common terminal to one of the traveler terminals. I switched the 3-way dimmer switch for another, and had the same problem. Seems like I need to get another new switch? Also, the dimmer function does not work at all, despite my LED bulbs saying they are dimmable, and the Lutron switch indicating that it is compatible with LED bulbs. Not too sure what's the problem there.

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

A couple things to look at. Do you just have one dimmer switch installed or two? Should only be one. Also, did you manually adjust the setting on the switch so that it would send the right amount of power to your LED bulbs? Hope one of these helps.

@randyhe7690

2 жыл бұрын

I encountered the same issue as yours. Have you found out what's the problem?

@user-fi1xu1pp7p

Жыл бұрын

The reason why switch 1 has to be on for switch 2 to work is because your netural wires are separated in the switch boxes. So that means basically, you connected hot wire in box with black on switch.. GOOD.. traveler in box with red/white on switch.. GOOD and traveler2 in box with red on switch.. GOOD ... NOW HOWEVER, you still are not done yet. So you have to make sure your white neutrals are ALL tied together in switch box 1 and 2 with a wire running from switch box 1 and 2 and capped off in their boxes together.

@Gibblesist

6 ай бұрын

@@user-fi1xu1pp7p this makes sense... so why doesn't he have neutrals wire coming back into switch one from the other switches?

@Gibblesist

6 ай бұрын

@@HowToHomeDIY Where are the neutral connections? Shouldn't they be coming back to switch 1? I'm confused

Are you related to Scott Disick?

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

I am not. Are you related to Bob Saget by any chance? Spitting image!

When I put them brighter they start flickering

Can't see which wires on dimmer attached to which from wall!

Wire nuts? How old is this video? :)

@HowToHomeDIY

Ай бұрын

Still use them. Hard to beat a properly installed wire nut.

@standtall7646

Ай бұрын

@@HowToHomeDIY Understood. I used to always use them. Have not used them for years, though and have never had any connectivity or looseness issues since switching over.

Witch wire is hot

How to install a Lutron slave

Funny…. First about food and then “ so easy, an electrician can do it”.

You really need to learn how to use wire nuts the correct way, buddy.

@HowToHomeDIY

23 күн бұрын

Your opinion buddy.

Not very useful, you didn't show the second switch

@HowToHomeDIY

2 ай бұрын

Why would that matter? You generally have one switch that has dimming capabilities.

So vague explanation 🙄

those are 3 absurd reasons to have a dimmer lol

@HowToHomeDIY

Жыл бұрын

😂

You teach with your hand in front and don't show the details

Where are the neutral connections? Shouldn't they be coming back to switch 1?

Thanks!

@HowToHomeDIY

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome. Thanks a lot for the feedback and the Super Thanks!

Does it matter what traveler wire is connected to the red or red and white dimmer switch wire?

@mickeyd8747

2 жыл бұрын

no, either will work.

@vishalsaireddy129

Жыл бұрын

What he said