I'm trying to install a new light fixture and use a micro dimmer in the fixture box so I don't have to install a light switch. I'm getting power from a nearby electrical outlet. Here's a diagram of how I have wired it. The light comes on and when I turn the micro module on and off, the light stays on. Can someone please help? Have I wired it incorrectly, or is the micro module faulty?

I would put the Black from the fixture to the Load terminal of the module and the white from the fixture to the white from the outlet and to the module. For standard wiring .

Is the fixture using incandescent bulbs or is it something like a LED fixture? If it is LED is it specified to work on a dimmer?

Is this a new instillation or did it originally have a standard mechanical switch you replaced?

 

Brian, thank you for the response. A replacement confirmed it was a faulty unit.

Thanks for the update. Defective module. Was it DOA or an older one used for awhile?

I'm sorry, I should clarify that it wasn't faulty, but I assume I damaged it prior to this post where I had wired it incorrectly and tripped the breaker.

I would agree. You most likely damaged the output of the module and it was shorted. Keeping the light on no matter what it was told to do.

 

You should still correct the wiring to prevent a shock when changing the bulb. The load goes to the black wire which should be connected to the center of the socket. If it is a screw terminal, it should be the dark colored screw. The white wire, or the silver screw is neutral.

Dennis, thank you so much for commenting. I will correct immediately.