I've purchased this product, and it turns out that there is no ground wire to connect to. Can the dimmer be installed without ground wire?
1258150
The product has good directions for installation. I recall the metal you see in the photo has a green "grounding" screw. Green --> ground. Hope this helps.
1258151
Older installations won't have a matching ground wire. The ground wire is for safety, but not strictly necessary. Simply cap it off as you do the other leads and be very careful none of the wrong wires touch each other when you push the box in.
1680625
I am not sure as I have not tried to add a dimmer yet. I would like to. Let me know if it works for you & let me know what dimmer you use
1201373
Despite the reply from Phoenix Down... ...many of these type of devices do work without a neutral (aka grounded wire). As explained in other replies to diff questions, the grounding wire, often bare or green (not to be confused with the grounded wire..aka neutral) is acceptable by UL (Underwriters Labs) and the NAC (National Electrical Code). To simplify my reply.... ....it seems it's perfectly acceptable not to have a neutral on this device but instead the ground wire (again, green or bare copper).
889466
I had the same problem with one switch I installed. I took it back out and found the ground was not tight. Once correct, it has been working fine. I am dimming LED's and they are smooth and flicker-free. My advice would to be certain the switch is grounded correctly. Hope that fixes it for you.
226121
I would think an electrician could hard wire this fixture to a dimmer switch. I would like to point out, this is not a high quality piece.
1761388
This light is only a double prong light. No third grounding prong. It should be fiine upright in your plug.
1973121
We just took off original switch plate and matched up the colored wires. IF your asking about a ground wire-no we did not do anything with that.
1305496
Just connect the 2 wires, hot and neutral, to the GFCI. Ground isn't needed.
400561
I was told no when I asked my electrician. It either has to be hard wired or hooked up to the remote via the base can upon installation. But This switch is great because it does not burn out your non dimming light bulbs. sounds like you have to pick
1623637
To hook up a 3 way Switch you need a common carrier using 14/3 NMD wire. On the Dimmers they are meant for single hook ups. There is only A black and red wire coming out of the Dimmer with a green ground wire. Don't take a chance trying as you could blow the Dimmer completely. If you have a friend that is an Electrician I am sure that he will tell you the same thing as I just did. I am a Licensed Electrician here in Canada so it cannot be used in a three way application. Sorry Buddy.
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Donna,FYI - I bought and installed this exact system with no difficulty. Your comment/question is too vague to answer. To recap the usual installation: the red dimmer wire must connect to the "+" side of the LED strip, and the black wire must connect to the "-" side. This is mandatory or else the LED's won't turn on. The dimmer is then plugged into the transformer, and naturally the transformer must be plugged into an active 120 volt outlet. Also, double check that you have good connections at the LED strip. If this doesn't help you, please explain in more detail how you have your system set up. I'd be happy to help you.Doobster Donna,FYI - I bought and installed this exact system with no difficulty. Your comment/question is too vague to answer. To recap the usual installation: the red dimmer wire must connect to the "+" side of the LED strip, and the black wire must connect to the "-" side. This is mandatory or else the LED's won't turn on. The dimmer is then plugged into the transformer, and naturally the transformer must be plugged into an active 120 volt outlet. Also, double check that you have good connections at the LED strip. If this doesn't help you, please explain in more detail... » Read More Donna,FYI - I bought and installed this exact system with no difficulty. Your comment/question is too vague to answer. To recap the usual installation: the red dimmer wire must connect to the "+" side of the LED strip, and the black wire must connect to the "-" side. This is mandatory or else the LED's won't turn on. The dimmer is then plugged into the transformer, and naturally the transformer must be plugged into an active 120 volt outlet. Also, double check that you have good connections at the LED strip. If this doesn't help you, please explain in more detail how you have your system set up. I'd be happy to help you.Doobster « Show Less
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does not come with a grounding wire, has the parts for the grounding wire hook up if you need it
1123492
The standard wiring that comes with the unit is not designed to be hard wired, but if you have electrical know how, you can make the alterations successfully. I am not sure how that would impact any electrical code compliance. As for dimming, the instructions warn the user NOT to use it with a dimming circuit.
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Not sure, but just to re-confirm, the item was purely a black wire. There are not other parts to it as the picture shows. At least that is how mine came. The instructions are the same as what you find on youtube. My suggestion is look up the instructions on youtube, buy a 12" ground wire, and do it yourself.
450652
I haven't purchased this yet, but if there is no ground wire connection on the unit, then you just connect the ground wires from the incoming cable and outgoing cable together in a plastic box. If you do use a metal box, then you should run a pigtail ground wire to a grounding screw in the box to ground the box, but it would be easier to just stick with a plastic box so you don't have to worry about grounding the box.
2051759
It does not come with a dimmer switch. Although, having one would have been helpful as it is capable of getting very hot. But please, don't feel obligated to install one- that can be dangerous with this product.
2158569
I am sure, its not possible to install a dimmer, it uses a fluorescent circular bulb, it won't dim.