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22-07-2009, 12:05 PM
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Varilight remote control / touch Dimmers
Varilight remote control / touch Dimmers
Could anybody who's installed one of these before offer some advice?
Picked up one yesterday in B&Q for £5 and wired it up in the socket as normal for a single bulb, but it's just flickering like mad (like a strobe) without anyone even touching it to switch it on and also wont let me turn it off or adjust it!!!
Took it back and got another, but it's doing the same thing.
The bulb in the room is an energy saving one if that's the problem... or is it coincidence that both dimmer switches are knacked?
Many thanks in advance! 
Last edited by hibee7062; 22-07-2009 at 12:09 PM.
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22-07-2009, 12:19 PM
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Re: Varilight remote control / touch Dimmers
Nice one B & Q. What colour are they?
These dimmers don't work with energy efficient bulbs, pity, great deal.
Cheers
Carl
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22-07-2009, 12:46 PM
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Re: Varilight remote control / touch Dimmers
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Originally Posted by chienmetallique
Nice one B & Q. What colour are they?
These dimmers don't work with energy efficient bulbs, pity, great deal.
Cheers
Carl
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Cheers for that - will try it with regular bulbs later 
They had two colours in their clearance bins (electrical dept); A gunmetal colour (Nickel?) and white, both were £5. I think the regular price instore is £32 & £20 respectively, so a steal if you can find them. 12 month guarantee too.
Just need to find a remote for the blighter now... if I can get it working! 
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22-07-2009, 12:56 PM
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Re: Varilight remote control / touch Dimmers
you know you can train it to any infra red remote you have at home already?
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22-07-2009, 2:43 PM
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Re: Varilight remote control / touch Dimmers
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you know you can train it to any infra red remote you have at home already?
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I didn't but I'll certainly be looking into it now - thanks for the heads up
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22-07-2009, 2:45 PM
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Re: Varilight remote control / touch Dimmers
have one of these in my cinema room, have my harmony controlling it...harmony database has the codes for the actual varilight remote you can get in it
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22-07-2009, 6:26 PM
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Re: Varilight remote control / touch Dimmers
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Originally Posted by chienmetallique
Nice one B & Q. What colour are they?
These dimmers don't work with energy efficient bulbs, pity, great deal.
Cheers
Carl
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Yeah unfortunately you cannot dim energy bulbs with any dimmer.
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22-07-2009, 6:41 PM
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Re: Varilight remote control / touch Dimmers
That's no quite true  Dimmable low enery buld do exist now. A quick google should show them up. I know that screwfix and some other diy outlets stock them now. The price difference from normal ones has come down quite significantly in recent times.
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22-07-2009, 6:48 PM
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Re: Varilight remote control / touch Dimmers
you can dim low energy bulbs but not with electronic dimmers
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22-07-2009, 9:56 PM
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Re: Varilight remote control / touch Dimmers
Changing the bulb for a regular 60w fixed it - Cheers again , never knew that about dimmers!
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