Will this work with regular CFL's? Dimmable CFL's? I have a similar model; regular CFL's seem to flicker &amp; 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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I used mine on CFL's, and it shuts them completely off. I assume LED's would behave in the same manner. The prior switch I had did allow "bleed" and the CFL's flickered, this switch resolved that issue.
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yes it should work well especially is the bulbs are standard bulbs. The only small issue I have found Is when using on a CFL bulb when you turn the switch completely off the light will still occasionally flicker at a very low light. It is not a huge issue. When using standard bulbs this is not a problem.
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Well.... Sort of. I connected it to a ceiling fan with three 5w LED bulbs and it flickered. I then replaced just one of the bulbs with a conventional incandescent bulb and it worked fine. My guess is that there is a minimum load level that has to be there for it to work properly. A 15w load was apparently too small, but when I added a 25w incandescent bulb that increased the load, it worked fine. So if you have a load over 15 watts, it should work with dimmable LED bulbs. As for compact fluorescents, I have no experience there. I do know that the bulbs would have to be specifically labeled "dimmable" for you to even have a chance for it to work. I suspect that you'd still need a load greater than 15w like what I had to create with the LED bulbs. Hope this helps...
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You can use this dimmer with Dimmable CFL bulds. There may be some issues such as listed at this link from Lutron ...http://www.lutron.com/en-US/Education-Training/Pages/LCE/DimmingCFLsandLEDs.aspx.Otherwise you can get dimmers specifically made for CFL bulds. See below link from Lutron.http://www.lutron.com/en-US/Products/Pages/StandAloneControls/C.Ldimmers/Overview.aspx
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I disagree with Minite who says that it works "great" with a dimmable LED bulb. I'm using Philips LED bulbs, and it makes the bulbs buzz noticeably. Not badly enough that I will return it, and the packaging states quite clearly that it is not meant for CFLs or LEDs, but still a bit disappointing that a dimmer made in 2015 doesn't work well with LEDs.
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I didn't use this with Cree LED's specifically, I used Feit (Costco), and it works perfectly, no flicker or buzzing. This switch does have the ability to tweak the LED power consumption if you have any problems with flicker. Be aware that LED's don't get a low glow like incandescents so don't expect that. This switch does have a switch in it to go between incandescent and CFL/LED. Make sure you have it set to LED.
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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 if you're using incandescent bulbs but CFL's have a tendency to flicker or not work with reduced power source. All the dimmer does is reduce the power to whatever is attached.
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CFL bulbs can disrupt the signal over the wire. Try and replace the bulb with a standard bulb and see if it works. The new dim-able CFL bulbs tend to work, this is what I have now.
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I have to use incandescent bulb because with dimmable CFL it was making humming noises. When I called the support, they suggest using regular incandescent bulb or else I will fry my Maestro fan control.
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My CFL has never worked; no flicker, no light, so I can't answer the question
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I don't have a problem with humming, i have a problem with flickering and they don't dim nearly as far as other LED recessed bulbs I have - any one else seeing that?
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I have this working with CFLs in multiple locations. They work great. Also works flawlessly with LEDs.
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It works with incandescents and LEDs. It will also work perfectly with fluorescent bulbs if they are "dimable" bulbs. If you try to dim any non-dimable fluorescent, they tend to flicker a lot. (Please note that some LED bulbs will flicker a tiny amount at very dimmed settings.) Overall I am very happy with this dimmer. It installed very easily and functions perfectly.
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Yes, it will dim on any dimmer BUT you're supposed to use a special CFL/LED dimmer (aka C/L dimmer). The ones for incandescent/halogen bulbs will likely buzz and not control your LEDs (or CFLs) right - C/L dimmers have an adjustment that lets you specify the dimmest setting and think they circuitry to eliminate electronic noise (buzzing). You're looking at a really nice bulb, so spend $20 or so on the right dimmer. Lutron is one manufacturer I've used.
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CFL will work but takes a few minutes to warm up and light to max capacity. I heard in very cold weather areas, CFL may not be able to light to its max lighting power at all. Also heard that the constant off and on again would shorten the life span of a CFL. So I exchanged them to regular incandescent flood light bulbs but go with the "energy savers" ones where a 75W would output equivalent to a 90W as example.