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least harmful light dimmer

We are redoing our kitchen. The designer really feels we need a dimmer for the lights over the island. The kitchen is adjacent to the music listening room. Is there a better quality dimmer that is less likely to cause noise on the ac?
dgaylin
riley804
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If you decide to go with the dimmer, does a line have to be ran for this , or is there one already there ?

If one has to be installed, and since he is up in the attic, may as well have the dedicated line ran at the same time.

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tpreaves
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If the kitchen and listening room are on different circuits it will not matter.
eldartford
4,262 posts
 
Dimmers go a bad name for causing noise when they were a new thing. With those sold today I experience no problems. I even have one on the light over my turntable, and I can't tell from the sound if it is on or off.
jea48
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Lutron
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nsgarch
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Ditto Lutron.

They were the first dimmers that didn't radiate RFI all over the place (even their line cord dimmers are quiet.) Naturally, they cost the most too ;-)
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