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My son put foil on the tip of a light bulb and screwed it into the socket well when he turn the light on i heard a loud pop. the dimmer swtich looks ans smell burnt how can i fix this?

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If your dimmer smells burned, it probably is.
As general rule, there are no repair parts for in-wall electrical devices since they are contained inside sealed plastic shell to prevent fires.
The burning smell was high heat and melting that would have caused a fire if in-wall electrical devices were sold without safeguards.
Replace dimmer.
Be sure to check watt rating on side of old and new dimmers to match correct load rating.
Take out of son's allowance, and make the future electrical genius help read small print on instructions and install new device.
Turn power off to replace device.
Use non-contact voltage tester to check that power is off.
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SOURCE: I installed the dimmer 600 w and now the light

are you using one of those florescent bulbs? They generally can't be dimmed.

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