How to Fix a Broken Dimmer Switch in Your Home

[lucywaked]

Thanks for making your instructions so clear, easy to follow, and for speaking clearly. I am tired of listening to repair videos that speak at 50 miles an hour! your manners and intelligent ways are greatly

[tylerkent]

So what do you do with the ground wire of the new switch if the box is not plastic, but metal????

[michellerichardson]

Thanks for the video. Needed a visual of how to replace mine. It's working perfectly now

[billw]

This definitely should be "How to REPLACE a dimmer switch exactly the same size as the one you removed."

[MikeJohnson-bbry]

I'm gonna need you to go ahead and come in on Saturday as well.

[rbta]

He's a great teacher. Thank you for the video.

[TOYogiGrl]

Great instructional! Thank you very much. Fixed my dimmer yesterday after watching this for under $15 bucks.

[Jahcrooks]

Do I have to turn the power off first?

[wordoflifetabny]

Thank you so much for this! Saved us money and taught us something!

[ericnguyen]

Thanks saved me a call to the electrician and probably hundreds of dollars!

[cookytrix]

you didnt fix it, you replaced it. big difference

[franfinco]

How do you know which black wire goes on the shite wire?

[mikelee]

You did not specify which of the 2 wires go to the white and black. I am guessing it does not matter? I thought one was line and one was load. One from the circuit breaker and one to the lights. Does not matter which? At the very least it seems your dimmer dial could work backwards.

[CamberHill]

Thank you for lending a hand on how I can fix my bathroom dimmer switch.

[rickphillips]

Further: installing a wire nut on the bare ground wire ensures no contact with the hot white wire is possible.

[dsancu]

Title is misleading, this doesn't tell you how to "FIX" it, it's another of a million videos on how to REPLACE it. Please stop with the clickbaits

[tcbmovingforward]

I do want to thank you for trying. You did do and say a lot of good things. Just wanted to mention, at the end you pushed the button looked up and said "I can see that it's working." * But you never mentioned that you turned the power to it back on...so how could it be working?

[gcol]

Was this not replacing rather than fixing a dimmer switch?

[rickphillips]

Key point: the twisting of the stranded/soldered wire together to the single conductor copper wire. These two must be tightly twisted together before twisting on the wire nut. Installing the wire nut incorrectly can easily leave the connection loose. Detail of this crucial step should be demonstrated. The instruction of "pulling on the wires to make sure they are tight" is good but a demonstration of how to better ensure tightness is critical.

[ShaneArmada]

Hello I saw u have white wire connect to the dimmer . Isn’t that neutral