[Goobs]

I have rewired one room in a office and they used to have floresant lights in them. So I took the out and put in can lights. The owner also asked me to put a dimmer on the lights so I did. Now that it is done the light flicker really bad. I witched out the dimmer and put a normal single pull switch in and evrything was just fine. Do you know what is wrong that I can not have a dimmer hooked up to the light because that is what he wants.

[Credendovidis]

What type of can lights?
Old type filament bulbs? LED's? 'Saving' fluorescent light bulbs?
Only filament bulbs will work properly with a dimmer.
All other lamp types require special dimmer versions, or they will flicker and malfunction.

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[ballengerb1]

What was the total wattage of the bulbs and how was the dimmer rated, you may have overloaded it. You can use CFL bulbs in a dimmer if they are the specially designed bulbs for dimming, regulars are not dimmable.

[Goobs]

I have special bulbs that are dimable and they are the new energy efficient ones. They Are 65 watt bulbs, and I do not know what type the can lights are but I remember reading that they can hold up to 120 watt lights

[ballengerb1]

How many 65 watt bulbs did you use and what is the rating on the dimmer switch, fine print on back label.

[Goobs]

I used 4 bulbs and I do not have the paper with me.

[ballengerb1]

Let us know when you have the numbers.