I went into Home Depot with some meters a long time ago.
Based on readings I chose a fancy looking dimmer--
it was Decora style with an hour glass shaped switch, and
a little slider. Plus, it had full-on bypass, which is probably
the main thing to look for (some advertize they save energy
because you can never turn the switch 100% on!).
I would not recommend the one I bought though. Those
switches tend to burn out, and can be noisy even when
off (somehow... maybe it was a 3-way with dimmer?).
With the right combination of bulbs maybe you don't need
a dimmer?
The really old big magnetic ones might not make dirty power
but will have bad magnetic field close by. The more expensive
and higher wattage ones may have more filtering which might
help slightly.
Bill
On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 12:46 PM, Marc Martin <
[hidden email]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> My wife owns a yoga studio, and she has 3 dimmer switches for the
> studio. One of the switches just failed, so I'm wondering if there
> are any special features I should be looking for in a dimmer switch
> to make them less bothersome to people? Is there a particular
> brand or model that is better? Should the rated wattage be "just
> good enough" or "way more than is needed" (e.g. 1000 watt when
> 600 watt would be sufficient?)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marc
>
>
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