Quote Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant View Post
This is cool and all, but I really don't think the average person with little to no knowledge of proper wiring should even attempt this, and rather just buy one of these for half the price:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Lutron-Cr...0#.UmxbdZGzfRo
Note those lamp dimmers don't take grounded plugs so you'll also need an adapter for many applications: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Leviton-1...9#.UmyAsH7D_4g