A Normal Light Switch

Lights switches in the room should always be left on if you have a hue bulb in there you can then turn the bulb on and off using your phone or alexa for example.

A normal light switch. Before you even touch the faceplate on your dimmer switch make sure that the power to the room is off. Im talking just your normal run of the mill switch. In electrical wiring a light switch is a switch most commonly used to operate electric lights permanently connected equipment or electrical outletsportable lamps such as table lamps may have a light switch mounted on the socket base or in line with the cord. A warm switch can also be caused by loose wire connections so check these.

Manually operated onoff switches may be substituted by dimmer switches that allow controlling the brightness of lamps as well as. In this illustration you can see the red hot lead wires of the dimmer are connected to the inbound black wire from the electrical source the electrical panel and the black wire that goes to the light fixtures black wire which in this case is a white wire that has been taped with black electrical tape. If you have any doubts in any step contact a. Take extreme caution while working with electricity.

There are also three way dimmers that work with regular three way switches to provide dimmer control at one of the two switch locations the regular switch just turns the light on an off. A switch rated for 15 amps installed on a 20 amp circuit may heat up if its controlling a number of light fixtures or devices that draw more than 15 amps of power. When the switch is on current flows along the black wire through the switch to the light and then returns to ground through the white wire to complete the circuit. I know you can get fancy with 3 way switches 4 way switches and dimmers but we can get to those later.

The switch simply opens off or closes on the connection between the two terminals on the switch. How to change a dimmer switch to a normal switch. Video explaining how to safely change a normal light switch to a dimmer switch. Go to your circuit breaker box and set the switch for the room youll be working in to the off position.

If youre replacing a standard toggle switch that controls a light from a single location youll need a single pole dimmer. If you were to turn the switch off then the hue bulb in that room will lose power and wont respond to any actions to turn it on turning the light switch back on will activate the bulb to its default state which is a bright warm. No bells no whistles. I would have to say wiring a light switch is one of the most basic wiring projects in your home.

If so then you should replace the switch with a properly rated 20 amp switch. But if you continue to feel warmth in the switch its time to replace it. When you return to the room test the light switch and power outlets to ensure that no electricity is running to the area.