20 Most Recent Pass & Seymour #R600PLAV 600W Almond SP Rotating Dimmer Questions & Answers

If you had four wires, and your dimmer only has three, then it's not going to work. Your existing switch is often called a 4-way (in the US anyway). It is used in between two or more other three way switches. If you have only two switches, they can both be 3 ways (using only three wires). Additional switches have to be 4-ways (using four wires). An option is to use your dimmer at the first or last switch location. But if you want the dimmer at your chosen location, you need a 4-way dimmer. By the way, you can use a 4-way switch in a 3-way situation, by not using one of the terminals on the switch. Please vote if you found this helpful good luck Al K

You posted under Pass and Seymour rotary dimmer that has two wires.

If your dimmer is like other rotary dimmers, it has a black and red wire.
Or it has 2 black wires.

If your switch has 3 wires, then the dimmer will not work.
If your switch has 2 wires:
Probably both switch wires are black.
One of these wires goes to Load (lights)
The other wire is Hot from breaker box

If dimmer has 2 black wires, they connect to either wire from switch.

If dimmer has black and red wires,
> dimmer-black connects to Hot from breaker
> dimmer red connects to Load
> green (if available) goes to bare copper wire

Recommendation:
If you do not know which wire is Hot from breaker, simply hook up dimmer and see if it works.
If it doesn't, then reverse the wires.

If this information does not fit your specific dimmer, please answer back with more details and we'll get it working.

yes if it is a 3way dimmer. but i don't think that is a 3way dimmer

No it will not.

Sounds like you have your wires crossed and are turning the power off.

The tab will snap off by grabbing it with needle node pliers. the tab is for a common feed to both the 3way and single pole switches.

You should have three screws. The two screws the same color are for the switch legs going out. The odd colored screw should be for power in.

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Not sure which switch you are installing http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-wire-switches.html Gene If you need further help, I’m available over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/gene_9f0ef4df2f9897e7

Use the identified screw (different color then the other two) and any one of the other two. I do not know what switch you have but I assume the two identecial screws are on the same side. Put the one with the wire down, then hopefully when the switch if moved up it will turn or, if backwards just rotate the switch.