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I NEED STANDARD WIRING DIAGRAM FOR LEVITON ROTARY DIMMER SWITCH MODEL 6683 220 V0LTS

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 05, 2009

SOURCE: Leviton Single Pole Switch with Pilot Light Model 277W Box

Depends on whether you want the pilot to glow when the circuit is live (the main light is on) or to glow when the circuit is off. (The switch can be used either way, and I have used this switch in both configurations at different places.)

The wiring diagram is on the inside of the box.

In indicates that if you want the pilot light to glow when the circuit is off, then you only need two wires (the live and the return, usually colored black and white, respectively). However, you also need a ground. The instructions say that you need the ground for safety (and probably legal code) reasons, but I suspect that, without the ground, the pilot light won't work in this configuration.

However, if you want the pilot light to glow when the circuit is on, you probably need a three wire configuration (plus the ground).

Hope this helps.


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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 30, 2009

SOURCE: newly installed Leviton dimmer switch humming at the switch

You'll need to install an electronic dimmer, like a Maestro. Otherwise, you'll have to live with the hum.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 24, 2009

SOURCE: replace dimmer switch with toggle

Both wires should be black because the switch interrupts or breaks the connection to the light. It doesn't matter which black wire goes where. Just be sure the power is OFF and then undo the dimmer switch (usually has wire nuts connecting the black leads) and then connect the wires to the new toggle switch.

Turn on the power and feel good about your work!

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 27, 2009

SOURCE: I want to replace dimmer switch with standard switch

the two black wires spliced are Live wires ( same value as RED) the other single black is the return. The two twisted blacks from the wall go into ther active hole of the new switch and the single into the return. No third wire for earth is needed

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 09, 2009

SOURCE: I have a leviton 057 with 2 black wires and 1

house has a black and a white line and a ground commper, dimmer has two black and a green
How do I know which blck lead goes to white and which goes to black? One lead is shorter than the other.

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