Imagine the scenario. You have a broken dimmer so get a man in. He has to see what replacement is needed and get it. Then fit it. Would 100 quid cover it? Probably not in London.
Now tell how you reapired yours what traic did you use and why bother when a new one can be as little as a tenner. I paid more for mine as I didn't wa nt white platic.
your the one that knows f*ck all about them. For the last 10 years they have been sealed potted products.
I have ONE spare dimmer, but it's no good for LED lighting.
if it's DIY I don't include such costs, anymore than I include delivery ti mes it's DIY NOT a paid project. I don't get amazon prime either, I get cheapest shipping options. B&Q was 400m from my door, screwfix is about 1/4mile away.
If technology has improved significanly for me then I'd purchase a new prod uct irrespective of whether my existing one is working or not. Why is that so difficult to understand ?
Who said it needed a new triac? Do you *ever* read posts properly before replying?
Right. You've now established that not all dimmers are the same. And vary dramatically in price.
The one I first mentioned repairing was part of a grid switch system. And not possible to just go out and buy a new replacement. So rather fortunate I had the skills to fix it. Getting your 'man' in would have been fun, as the chances are he'd never seen the like before.
I'm not sure why your finding this som difficult to grasp. People buy TVs quite regulary far more often than I do my last one was brou ght in 1988 a CRT.
It makes a difference to the sums when working out wether to repair it. As does taking into account the time etc needed to go and get a new one. Something like a posh 3 gang dimmer could exceed 50 quid to buy - even more if you went to the closest place to buy one.
Makes a big difference to whether it is worth repairing. With your approach of only fitting new, the whole panel would have to be replaced at the cost of hundreds. And then wouldn't match the other wiring accessories in the room.
Some dimmers.
Sorry? You are the one who is saying it not practical to repair a dimmer. So it is obviously rocket science to you. But not to many others.
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