Anyone tried using this light with a dimmable LED bulb?
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We have been using dimmable LED bulbs in ours for several months. They work well - come on very bright, then dim to a very nice night time light. When someone walks by, the motion detector makes the bulb get brighter instantly. We are very pleased and like the energy savings the LEDs give us.
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I have it connected to incandescent lights, but I think the ability of the LED to dim is on the bulb manufacturer not the dimmer. You must look for damnable LED bulbs.
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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 have used mine with normal incandescent bulbs and LEDs without a problem. I have not used this dimmer with a Halogen bulb but do not see that the Halogen should be any different than a normal incandescent bulb as far as the dimmer is concerned.
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LED bulbs run on DC and come equipped with an AC converter. I don't think the converter would stand up too well on a dimmer, but if you can find LED bulbs that specifically say "dimmable", then go for it. The par 20's (LED) that I use in my kitchen specifically say "dimmable".
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Short answer: Yes. Long answer: LED bulbs can be used whereever incandescents can be used, including with dimming. It's CFLs you have to worry about. (CFLs do work in this fixture, by the way)
1175879
I have reg. bulbs with a dimmer on my lamp. My electrician said I would need a different dimmer switch to use with LED bulbs.
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This bulb should be dimmable if you use the correct dimmer such as a Lutron Maestro CL series, which is specifically designed to work with LED and Fluorescent bulbs. Also, You should never dim Led bulbs below 20% brightness.
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Yes I currently use a LED bulb on my set up. It works perfectly. I also used a CFL for a while but switched to LED for efficiency.
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It works with GOOD QUALITY dimmable LED bulbs. I tried an off-brand dimmable LED bulb and it flickered. I now have a GE dimmable LED bulb in it and it works great. I used an incandescent bulb in it for 2 years. I have had the LED bulb in it for about a month. I highly recommend this in your bedroom lamp as you don't have to fumble around for the light switch in the dark. Just touch the metal base of your lamp to turn it on.
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I wouldnt use it with LED. LED lights require different dimmers. Found that out the hard way. They use less power and requires a dimmer that can properly adjust to that. Im waiting for Lutron to release a LED Dimmer with Remote. Not sure what is taking them so long
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My experience with using Z-wave dimmable switches with LEDs has not been good. The simple Z-wave "on-off" switch will work just fine. I have tried using the dimmable switch with a single LED light, a chandelier with "small base" LED bulbs, a bank of 5 LED "can lights" in a ceiling. All of these applications failed and eventually, the switches themselves failed. My most recent attempt failed two weeks ago.
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I don't think it's meant to be used with a dimmer switch. I tried it with a dimmer switch, but a lot of the bulbs burned out within a month. I would definitely not recommend trying this light with a dimmer switch. I've since put it on a simple on/off switch and I've only had 1 bulb burn out within a year.
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I used regular bulbs......led dimmers were too expensive; therefore, I haven't tried.
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Yes, works great with CFL, which are what I'm using. I believe it shouldn't be a problem with LEDs as well. This switch is not a dimmer, it is 100% on or 100% off on a timer. My understanding is that some CFL and LED bulbs can not be dimmed which would be a problem if one were to use them on a dimmer switch.
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I think you can use with dimmable led bulbs just with Lutron C.L dimmers. Take a look: http://www.lutron.com/Education-Training/LCE/Pages/DimmingCFLsandLEDs.aspx
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It most likely won't dim LED bulbs as its for incandescent bulbs. If the LED bulb is dimmable you should try a lutron C.L dimmer, which is made for LEDs.