Will this work with regular CFL's? Dimmable CFL's? I have a similar model; regular CFL's seem to flicker & hum.
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Jennifer, they didn't work at all for me. The lamps would not stay on. I bought them because the swiitches on our lamps kept stripping out. We would up just having the switches replaced. The dimmers went in the "i bought it but it doesn't work" graveyard.
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Not 100% sure. I tried it in 2 different lamps and it didn't work in either.
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No. Even though some CFL market themselves as dimmer compatible, they never work correctly and have a major flicker problem. It is better to have several smaller output bulbs that you can use in combination. If you must have a dimming bulb, try using a halogen incandescent.
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This dimmer does not work well with LED lights. They require a dimmer specific for use with LED or dimmable CFL's--these dimmers can be found on the Amazon website. If you use this dimmer here with a circuit with LED lights, one or two of the lights will have to be incandescent bulbs or the dimmer does not work at all.
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Yes. I had CFLs in until I received the LEDs I ordered, and they seemed to work just fine. Perhaps a little dim, but that may have been the bulb, since the LEDs are bright.
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I use LUTRON C.L Dimmers. They work for all types of bulbs. If there is buzzing with these dimmer switches then there is a problem with the bulb and you should return it.
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i had a Utilitech 15watt bulb for almost a year in it and it just died. i just started researching about why and i have a feeling this model isn't rated for CFLs since they have their own CFL specific dimmers. i'm not finding anywhere with a list of approved CFL bulbs for it either.
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It does not work well. They do dim, but not as low as an incandescent. They do flicker if you use only LED bulbs. I had to do the same thing you wrote. I use one incandescent with the LEDs to keep them from flickering. Grrr!
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It says on the side of the box "not for use with dimmers". However, I bought these a couple years ago, perhaps things have changed... I would see what you can find in LED rather than CFL. You will be happier, I think.
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No! It will not work with CFL bulbs.It only works with incandescent light bulbs.
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Yes Cheryl it will work with CFL bulbs. I have two lamps on one remote outlet one of the lamps has a standard bulb and the other has a CFL and the remote works flawlessly, I would't want to be without my wireless remote control!
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Yes, all four of mine flickered. I sent them back. I had a set of Philips LED bulbs in the same sockets and they never flickered, so I'm replacing these with another set of Philips LED bulbs. I suspect if your lights were flickering then you have voltage inconsistencies in your house (even though you didn't have them on a dimmable switch) and a bulb marked "dimmable" will probably be able to handle it without flickering.
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I believe you do. The same thing happened to me. I called the distributor of the bulbs and they confirmed that the dimmer model I was using was not compatible. I would recommend calling them to see if any dimmer is compatible, since the specs say they are NOT dimmable. Dimming was not critical for me, so I replaced the dimmer with a simple switch and have had no problems.
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Mine just started buzzing. I have cfl's in my ceiling fan. I turn them off and the buzzing stopped. I just don't know why it just started to do this at this time because I've had this setup for almost a year now. Oh well, thanks to everyone who contributed.
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I don't know if CFL would handle this type, since it doesn't just cut on and off, the lights brighten and dim with my incandescent bulbs in it. It isn't marked as CFL compatible.
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It also didn't work with an LED bulb I tried. All it did was Dim the bulb. The bulb I tried was not dimmable. Wondering if a Dimmable LED bulb would work. I tried 3 different brands of CFLs and one of them did work without flickering. The CFL bulb that worked was a 7 watt Greenlite which I received from my electric company.
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No! It will not work with CFL bulbs. It only works with incandescent light bulbs.
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I have this working with CFLs in multiple locations. They work great. Also works flawlessly with LEDs.