Tell Me That I May Have Fixed My Issue

[Scott0613]

I’m not an electrician. My kitchen has a Lutron dimmer switch, and every time I turned it on I’d hear loud crackling and the track lights would flicker. I bought the exact replacement switch, turned off the power, and opened it up — then realized it was more involved than I wanted to deal with because I’m not comfortable doing electrical work.

While I was in there, I tightened the wire connections by twisting the plastic connectors until they were snug and put everything back together. Now there’s no crackling and no flicker when I turn the light on. Did I actually fix the problem, or should I still have an electrician replace the switch?

Thank you,
Scott

 

[Fitter30]

Probably. Is the house wiring aluminum by chance? If so they make special wire nuts for joining the two different materials.

 

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[Scott0613]

Not sure about the house being wiring aluminum. It was built in 1984.

 

[Scott0613]

Thanks. I have someone coming to replace it for me.

 

[Fitter30]

Thanks. I have someone coming to replace it for me.

1984 is copper. Early 1970 there was aluminum