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Why is the plate around my dimmer switch warm after lights have been on for awhile?

Is there something wrong with the switch? Should I get an electrician to check it out? It has only been there for about 6 years. I never noticed it before, but that doesn't mean it wasn't doing it before. Thanks!

A dimmer switch is basically resistor which when a electrical current passes through it causes heat as a change from electrical energy to heat energy.

Basically its normal, unless its getting really hot in which you may then have a problem

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