Hi.

In my living room I have a dimmer switch on one wall and an on/off switch on the opposite wall.

I attempted to put a dimmable led bulb in, there were some sparks and the circuit breaker tripped. Now the light doesn't work.

The lamp holder contact looked damaged afterwards so I changed the pendant (not the ceiling rose) but still doesn't work even with standard bulbs.

Could one of the switches be faulty now? Where should I look? All wires on ceiling rose look to be ok.

Any advice most appreciated.

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No_Pomegranate2580 t1_j6p0d50 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:49 PM

You need to take a voltage tester and trace it back. Lamp holder, dimmer switch, then trace the circuit back to your panel. If you have outlets on that circuit, I would check to see if they are the push in types. They can melt when you trip the breaker.

Any_Antelope6782 t1_j6oxsj8 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:33 PM

turned the breaker back on?if so the dimmer is probably kaput

carney81 OP t1_j6p15o5 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:54 PM

Yeah I turned the breaker back on and all other lights on circuit work.

If the dimmer was kaput would that stop the light working from the other switch?