The cord to my chandalier does not have an on/off switch. Can I use this dimmer as a safe off switch? Will it completely stop the power going through if I leave the cord plugged in and the dimmer all the way down? The cord to my chandalier does not have an on/off switch. Can I use this dimmer as a safe off switch? Will it completely stop the power going through if I leave the cord plugged in and the dimmer... » Read More The cord to my chandalier does not have an on/off switch. Can I use this dimmer as a safe off switch? Will it completely stop the power going through if I leave the cord plugged in and the dimmer all the way down? « Show Less
900520
Please ask your electrician. If you are speaking about a swag lamp it will act like a dimmer.
2122404
I don't have it on a dimmable circuit. I haven't noticed that it stays dim after I turn it off.
1201099
We put a dimmer switch (a toggle on wall) and use chain in the light for switching the fan speed. It works great. Of course, we had three wires running to the fan/light - a black, a red, and the white. We put the light on the red,and put dimmer in series with it, while the black wire is always hot (ie, no dimmer in the circuit) so the fan is "un-dimmer". You can install a fan/light dimmer remote device, but our light is in a guest room and we thought the remote might get lost (too many grand kids etc visiting).
999046
I don't think it's meant to be used with a dimmer switch. I tried it with a dimmer switch, but a lot of the bulbs burned out within a month. I would definitely not recommend trying this light with a dimmer switch. I've since put it on a simple on/off switch and I've only had 1 bulb burn out within a year.
617282
Yes. I don't use it that way but it's really just like one of those things you plug in to give you more outlets to a single plug-in with the option to switch it off. I love mine. I use it as an on/off switch for an antique lamp. Makes on/off as east as pie without having to install a switch on my Victorian lamp.
1145892
Since when you install this, you will cut the cord and put the two ends of the wire in each end of this new dimmer. You don't need to strip the wire or anything. Very easy. Since this is a dimmer and an on/off switch, you would have no need for the original on/off switch. I suggest you cut the cord at the old switch, and it would be replaced by this new dimmer on/off switch. hope this helps
1885296
If you're plugging in to a US outlet, it should work - it's merely a conduit, not something like an electric motor that might operate differently. And on other sites it has a crossover of 50=250hz.But I am not an electrician, just a dude who bought the thing to dim a high-wattage chandelier (12 bulbs current @60 watts) that was overheating every other dimming device I could find. For that purpose, it works fine. And I can see no reason why if you are plugging in to a 3 prong US outlet that it wouldn't work, but Amazon has a good return policy, so you'd have the option of testing it. If you're plugging in to a US outlet, it should work - it's merely a conduit, not something like an electric motor that might operate differently. And on other sites it has a crossover of 50=250hz.But I am not an electrician, just a dude who bought the thing to dim a high-wattage chandelier (12 bulbs current @60 watts) that was overheating every other dimming device I could find. For that purpose, it works fine. And I can see no reason why if you are plugging in to a 3 prong US outlet that it wouldn't work, but Amazon has a good return policy, so you'd have the option of testing... » Read More If you're plugging in to a US outlet, it should work - it's merely a conduit, not something like an electric motor that might operate differently. And on other sites it has a crossover of 50=250hz.But I am not an electrician, just a dude who bought the thing to dim a high-wattage chandelier (12 bulbs current @60 watts) that was overheating every other dimming device I could find. For that purpose, it works fine. And I can see no reason why if you are plugging in to a 3 prong US outlet that it wouldn't work, but Amazon has a good return policy, so you'd have the option of testing it. « Show Less
1680622
That's how I have mine set up; in line with a dimmer. It works well and has for the past six months or so. I'm not aware that you need a power supply that is specifically built for "dimming". As far as I know, any power supply will work as long as it outputs the correct voltage.
1870242
My electrical cord looks fine. It has a dimmer built into the cord. No problems so far. We really only use the light a few times per month when Simone is staying in our spare room.
1604366
Actually, there is an overload transformer. I hardwired mine by burying a plug inside the wall, but you should use the dimmer for 7$. It has 4 brightness settings and can be under mounted. Avoid direct wiring the lights, unless you've found a dimmer with a built in transformer. I already tried ;(
676954
Anthony, My chandelier is on a dimmer. This chandelier takes the place of a previous chandelier, and I don't know how to answer your question regarding electronic or magnetic low voltage dimmer switch. The dimmer switch has been there for over 20 years. Sorry, I don't have a man in the house to answer that question. Happy Holidays. I love this chandelier, and my christmas tree just touches it this year.
1643567
I would assume so. Though I don't have that exact setup I do have a multi-pole setup with one dimmer and 3 other on\off switches for a multi bulb chandelier, and they work fine in that setup. I do also have some circuits with multiple fixtures outdoors (they work fine if shielded from the elements) but those only have single pole on\off switches with no dimmer. But I do have some other mini can 2 pin Philips dimmable LED bulbs on a 3 way circuit with one dimmer and one on\off. Hope that's not too confusing. Bottom line is that I would see no reason why these wouldn't work in a setup like you're describing. Hope that helps.
1896693
Are you using this for LED tape light? The dimmer is rated for 12 volts. If you hook it up to a power source with a voltage greater than 12 volts the switch may work for awhile, but will eventually get fried.
1751207
I agree with all previous answers (No) and here is why: Typical Wall Dimmers for incandescent lights such as those typically found in Dining Rooms or over counter areas work with "resistive" loads (the lights) that form part of the actually dimmer circuit (i.e., the nichrome wire in the lights appear totally resistive). But the Power Supply input does NOT appear resistive since it is a "Switching" type that takes the AC in, rectifies it, filters it which turns it into DC in stage 1, then "Chops" it (to make AC again) at a much higher frequency to work with more efficiently through toroidal transformers that step it down to the voltage needed where it is rectified again, filtered and output as 12 VDC or whatever voltage it was designed for. So the load is not resistive at all and appears either capacitive (most likely) or inductive depending on the actual input circuitry and the Dimmer will either simply turn it off or on at some certain point or it MAY EVEN DAMAGE the power supply. I did what Terry Cathey did and put a dimmer on the 12 Volt side. I added a double-sized switch box to hold the IP67 and I took the old wall dimmer out and replaced with with the 12 volt 8 Amp (96 watt) dimmer available on Amazon from several vendors. The only problem was that I had to go find a new double sized switch box cover.
192286
Sorry, the dimmer switch on the wall will not work. There is a transformer between the wall power and the dimmer switch on the light cord and that effectively means the wall switch will not work. These are great lights anyway and I really like mine.
969875
I did not do this, but I see no reason why not. I did plug mine in to a timer as there was no way to shut them off until sunrise (other than unplugging or a switch. A dimmer should work fine. These are worth their weight in gold for quality, ease of install, consistency of quality and design.
282887
I just received mine today. From this seller, Indus Classic, the item received does NOT have a dimmer switch. As other people responded, it does have an on/off switch on the cord. It probably lights up the room about the same amount has having a TV on in the dark.