How can I wire 3 Lutron Dimmer switches in a series? Each switch will control a different set of lights. I pig tailed the black power source to each of the dimmers. I ran the black wire from the light set to the coresponding dimmer. I pigtailed the white source wire to each dimmer and the white wires from the lights. This is what the diagram showed that I looked at on-line. When I turned on the breaker, all of the lights were on but the switches were in the off position. When I turned "off" one of the switches, I blew the circuit. I looked on-line again and read that dimmer switches cannot be run in a series. True? Any suggestions?

SOURCE: 4 can lights wired to two 3 wire Lutron

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SOURCE: 3 way dimmer turns on and off, but does not dim

All your wiring looks good. Many times dimmer just have problems and are faulty. You should note that the dimmer can only handle 600 watts. If you have that or more on it, than you have probably fried the dimming mechanism. In either case the dimming mechanism is not working properly and you will have to take it back and get the same dimmer or a different one. Tell the store they sold you a faulty dimmer and you can get a replacement at no cost.

SOURCE: So, with that being said, if we assume the white

The most likely candidate is the white wire. In a standard residential installation, the white wire is often the neutral connection - and wiring the dimmer hot to neutral will cause exactly what you described.

However, often times the white wire is instead a traveller wire being run to the switch from the fixture (which, it sounds like that's what you were assuming) - in which case, the other likely candidate would be having a loose power connection coming in contact with ground. Sometimes this can be a loose screw or, as you describe, a loose wire.

Your best choice would be to install a standard 50-cent light switch first. If you connect it together and it works - then you know a connection came loose and made a bad contact - so then you can try using another dimmer. If you connect it and the breaker trips - then you know you're using the wrong wires/connections.

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I know you asked for a diagram, but this may solve your issue. If both switches are 3 way (not 4 way) then they will have a single terminal on one side and two terminals on the other. The two terminals on both switches are for the "traveler" wires. Your first switch will take power in (the black wire) to the single terminal. Two traveler wires connect the two terminals on the first switch to the two terminals on the second switch. The single terminal on the second switch is the output to the light. In addition there will be a ground and a neutral coming in to the first switch box, and just passing through to the second box, and just passing through to the light. So, in total, here are the wires---- The input to the first box should be a black (hot) , white (neutral) , and bare (ground). Between the two boxes will be two travelers (usually a black and a red), the neutral (usually white), and the ground. Out of the second box will be the same as the input to the first box. I hope this helps. By the way, as long as there is only one dimmer, it's the same as no dimmer. And if you have four terminals (and therefore 4 way switches) you can just tape over (and don't use) any one of them and you have a three way Good luck Al K