Dimmer/light humming

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gotmud

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So went to call today....have a toggle dimmer controling a 4 bulb vanity light in a bathroom....It hums when I dim the light....It's anoying as hell, how do I fix it???? It's a brand new dimmer I just put in so....hmmmmm
 

muskrat

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So went to call today....have a toggle dimmer controling a 4 bulb vanity light in a bathroom....It hums when I dim the light....It's anoying as hell, how do I fix it???? It's a brand new dimmer I just put in so....hmmmmm

Ariadni(sp) dimmer? Put in a different kind.
 

don_resqcapt19

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Illinois
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retired electrician
Is the sound coming from the fixture or the dimmer switch? Some lamps hum when you dim them down because the chopped up sine wave from the dimmer makes the lamp filliment vibrate at a rate that produces sound that you can hear.
 
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