Does dimming work with LED/CFL bulbs? Anyone have luck with this formula with this product?
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Short answer: yes and no. I've found that LEDs which declare themselves dimmable do dim with old-fashioned rotary dimmers. But my attempt to combine LEDs and a fancy Lutron dimmer/motion-detector failed - the dimmer wouldn't bring the LEDs above half brightness. Be prepared to do some experiments and have some failures.
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FROM AEON's WEBSITE:For the control of LED lights with a trailing edge, Z-Wave dimming products are not suitable.From Liton's Site - Most CFL and LED dimmers are trailing edge type dimmers. Standard Dimmers are Leading Edge type dimmers.Therefore the answer seems to be NO, this will NOT work with dimmable LED bulbs. Using a standard dimmer with dimmable LED's will cause them to burn out very quickly. I burned out 3 of 5 in a chandelier this way.
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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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To my knowledge, I don't think so. There are cfl bulbs that are specifically designed for dimmer operation.
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You are not supposed to dim any CFLs that I know of. That's one advantage of LEDS. However, I have dimmed CFLs in the past, maybe I was just lucky but nothing happened other than they got dim. I try to avoid it though.
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I have not tried dimming. But I suspect that it would respond like regular tube fluorescent. My 200 watt CFL gives a blue-ish glow which took a bit to get used to. But it works fine.
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The Cree 18-watt bulb does work with a dimmer. I am using it with this one: Lutron TTCL-100H-WH Credenza Dimmable CFL/LED Dimmer, White
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Yes, CFL works, but I don't like the "warm up" time it takes them to hit their stated lumen output. The unit clearly states the maximum watts the unit can handle - which is pretty high.Like a previous responder, I switched over to led's. More expensive, of course.
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I had the same problem. I wasn't able to dim the bulbs, unfortunately I waited over 30 days to try them out so I was not able to return them. I am not an expert or electrician, but I think it has to do with the type of dimmer I'm using - apparently some dimmers don't work with LED lights. I think the problem intensifies if you use them like I intended to use mine, which was on a track light system that has a combination of halogen lights and LED lights.
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No. You can generally assume electronic light bulbs (such as CFL or LED) are not dimmable unless clearly marked as dimmable. The CFL item you are inquiring about is not made in a dimmable version. I hope this helps. Thank you, Kobe Lynn, Bulborama
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[I went on a site on the internet to see if they say it's safe. here's something that may help.] Dimming CFLs and LEDs - Lutron Electronics Companywww.lutron.com/en-US/Education-Training/.../DimmingCFLsandLEDs.aspxYes, You Can! Dimming LEDs and CFLs Made Easy CFLs and LEDs can be effectively dimmed, but there are some challenges. Because of the ongoing incandescent light bulb ....
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I got these thinking they'd work with my LED bulbs - they did for a few months and then stopped. I researched it and you're supposed to use special dimmers for CFL/LED lights. I bought these instead (says LED in the title) and they work well with my LED recessed lights. I have 5 11w (65w equivalent) lights on one switch. Lutron MACL-153M-WH Maestro 150-Watt Multi-Location CFL/LED Digital DimmerDaveH46 is correct, your LED bulbs need to be listed as dimmable also.
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I have used led bulbs in fixtures with dimmers and did change anything with the hardware. I DID HOWEVER make sure that the bulbs were listed as dimmable before i installed them and i have had no problems at all.
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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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I cannot speak for LED's but I use dimmable CFL's in my fan. The remote does not operate like a typical dimmer with a high and low end. It oscillates from high to low as you hold down the on / off button. When I switched to the CFL's I found that they did not dim as low as when I was using regular incandescent bulbs. Now, when I want the lights to dim further, it bottoms out and begins to go brighter. I was able to get incandescent bulbs to dim more. Other than that, they work ok. The lack of dimming was not a big deal. I stayed with the CFL's since incandescent bulbs are being phased out. I cannot speak for LED's but I use dimmable CFL's in my fan. The remote does not operate like a typical dimmer with a high and low end. It oscillates from high to low as you hold down the on / off button. When I switched to the CFL's I found that they did not dim as low as when I was using regular incandescent bulbs. Now, when I want the lights to dim further, it bottoms out and begins to go brighter. I was able to get incandescent bulbs to dim more. Other than that, they work ok. The lack of dimming was not a big deal. I stayed with the CFL's since incandescent bulbs are being phased out.
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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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To my knowledge, I don't think so.There are cfl bulbs that are specifically designed for dimmer operation.