How well does the dimmer work? I don't like beacons, and my iHome is just that with eight settings - black and seven beacon light
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The dimmer is the best part. It has a very dim setting that I really like because I like sleeping in the dark. When I wake I just hit the large center button to increase the dimmer so I can see the time, then I hit it twice more and put it back to dim.
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It's great ! A couple of settings from visible to barely there....No need for a sleep mask.
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There are four light settings on this: Off, Low, Medium, and High. There is a noticeable difference between each setting and the low is actually low and not a slightly dimmer high beam. I am never jarred awake by it when I roll over and my eyes crack open a little.
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Right there with you. In my opinion, it works very well. The change from "black" to "beacon" has many subtle intermediate levels of brightness--I'm sure one of them will be to your liking.
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I have mine set that they are full on when motion is sensed. Than goes to full off. No dimming. Nor do I use the timer.
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I put mine on a standard dimmer and it works fine. I've had it installed for a couple of years now, and have had no problems. Haven't even changed a bulb yet.
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I haven't had any problems with this model; I have 6 of them connected in parallel in a very large area. It works fine, provides lots of light, is really nice and is dimmable. Perhaps the only "problem" is that after a certain low dimmer threshold point some of them would go off and sometimes on. Maybe this is the mentioned strobe effect .....?
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My unit dims pretty well, It doesnt bother me at night, however, its not OEM dim. You can also turn off the screen if its that troubling
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I don't have it on a dimmable circuit. I haven't noticed that it stays dim after I turn it off.
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I had the same behavior on a 12 light candelabra. Your problem is likely not with the lights but with the switch. After doing some testing I discovered the problem was actually with the dimmer switch. Even when turned off there was still current being fed to across the circuit. Just enough to dimly illuminate the LED lights. I actually tried three different dimmer switches I purchased about the same time and all three had the same behavior. For now, I have replaced the dimmer switch with a regular single pole on/off switch and that did the took care of the problem, at least for now. I am looking for another dimmer switch product that can be used. I had the same behavior on a 12 light candelabra. Your problem is likely not with the lights but with the switch. After doing some testing I discovered the problem was actually with the dimmer switch. Even when turned off there was still current being fed to across the circuit. Just enough to dimly illuminate the LED lights. I actually tried three different dimmer switches I purchased about the same time and all three had the same behavior. For now, I have replaced the dimmer switch with a regular single pole on/off switch and that did the took care of the problem, at least for now. I am... » Read More I had the same behavior on a 12 light candelabra. Your problem is likely not with the lights but with the switch. After doing some testing I discovered the problem was actually with the dimmer switch. Even when turned off there was still current being fed to across the circuit. Just enough to dimly illuminate the LED lights. I actually tried three different dimmer switches I purchased about the same time and all three had the same behavior. For now, I have replaced the dimmer switch with a regular single pole on/off switch and that did the took care of the problem, at least for now. I am looking for another dimmer switch product that can be used. « Show Less
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You can only control the brightness by leaving a bulb (or bulbs) out (it takes 3 bulbs), or changing the wattage of the bulbs you are using. There is no "dimmer" switch, just on or off.
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Contact manufacturer. Did you get plug in automatic dimmer? You just touch pole and it will dim to where you like it with all bulbs on. Home Depot has them. Its great!
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Hi Tom, That's actually my current setup. I used to have 1 dimmer and 2-regular non-dimmer switches and I replaced one of the non-dimmer switches with Honeywell timer switch. As long as each switches are independent to each other, it should not be an issue. Btw, I'm not a professional electrician so this response is just based on my current home setup. - Joel
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There is only one brightness setting. The only way to change it would be to install a dimmer.
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I first tried it with the old dimmer but it flickered a lot when starting up. Also, there wasn't quite as big a range of illumination. I had a new install as well with a LED dimmer and that has a much wider range of illumination--all the way down to barely visible. Using Lutron dimmers that state that they are for LEDs. Good luck, and welcome to the future!
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I hooked one up to a dimmer switch and it did not work that well. It tends to flicker intensely instead of dimming.
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I've got it controlling 2 fixtures, each with 2 LED bulbs (small ones, like oversized night light bulbs) and it works perfectly. No dimmer function for any kind of bulb... just on and off.
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This 7W LED bulb dims down smoothly with traditional TRIAC dimmers. There is a faint buzzing sound, but I have to listen in closely (within 1 ft) to notice it.
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Yes, ive got 16 set up throughout my house with led bukds and are on either regular dimmers or 3 way dimmers
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I do...actually I have 3. They all dim as one; individual control would require additional dimmers. It would be important that you don't have a load that is larger than the rating of the dimmer.