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

Showing 1 response by herman

The advice that separate lines solves the problem is incorrect. Since all of the lines are tied together at the breaker box even if the dimmer is on the other hot phase they share a common neutral line so they are not isolated. I had a dimmer on the stove hood in my kitchen which caused my stereo to buzz in the basement and the stereo was on a different breaker. However, I do agree that modern dimmers are not a problem. I have one on almost every wall switch in my house as well as several lamps with built in dimmers and I have no noise.

When we create media rooms we always isolate the lines in a manner that eliminates line interference.

How do you do that?

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