OK, so using the single-pole 1461-LHC with CFLs is "iffy" - perhaps more so with the 3-way 1463-LHC. But at enormous expense, I have gone beyond CFLs to LEDs. How do either or both of these switches work with them? Any help would be greatly appreciated because I can't seem to get an answer directly from Leviton. OK, so using the single-pole 1461-LHC with CFLs is "iffy" - perhaps more so with the 3-way 1463-LHC. But at enormous expense, I have gone beyond CFLs to LEDs. How do either or both of... » Read More OK, so using the single-pole 1461-LHC with CFLs is "iffy" - perhaps more so with the 3-way 1463-LHC. But at enormous expense, I have gone beyond CFLs to LEDs. How do either or both of these switches work with them? Any help would be greatly appreciated because I can't seem to get an answer directly from Leviton. « Show Less
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I have used these switches with cfls and LEDs they have worked fine. Switch have good glow and no issues from any type of lighting
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I use the 1461-LHC switch with this LED bulb:LWS A60 LED Bulb, Warm White By Ledwholesalers, 120Vv60Hz 7.5W modelIt works fine, just like a regular switch with an incandescent.
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Hello Robert,Can I ask you what the current draw will be that you are switching.Regards,Eric
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Yes I did run CFL bulbs with it. About 12 all at once and there was no "flicker". I had run them with a modified sinewave inverter and it was really bad. This will work for you.
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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.
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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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If you have an older dimmer switch, do not use these bulbs. CFLs require a newer 3-way dimmer switch. I had to pay an electrician $60 to learn this :)
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I got a slightly different model TBL03, but it looks the same. I use it for three lamps via a triple plug connected to the dimmer. It works well with LED lights so far. Mine is rated for max 300 W incandescent or 150 W LED/CFL. My LED bulbs are 9 W each, so x3 is only 27W total.
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It doesn't work after I replace my current GU10 50w halogen bulbs with GU10 5w LEDs.If I mix one halogen among with 2 other LEDs this switch works fine. If I change all 3 to LED's, the switch make the LEDs flicker and they won't turn off.After all it's an old product (mine was dated 11/06) and was not designed for the use with LED.Then I replaced the sensor switch with Leviton Leviton IPS02-1LW 300-Watt Incandescent, 150-Watt LED/CFL Occupancy Sensor (Auto ON/Auto OFF), Single Pole, White but like many people commented on Amazon, it was dead out of the box.So I bought Lutron for $6.50 more but it's perfectly fine: Lutron Maestro Motion Sensor switch, no neutral required, 250 Watts Single-Pole, MS-OPS2-WH, White It doesn't work after I replace my current GU10 50w halogen bulbs with GU10 5w LEDs.If I mix one halogen among with 2 other LEDs this switch works fine. If I change all 3 to LED's, the switch make the LEDs flicker and they won't turn off.After all it's an old product (mine was dated 11/06) and was not designed for the use with LED.Then I replaced the sensor switch with Leviton Leviton IPS02-1LW 300-Watt Incandescent, 150-Watt LED/CFL Occupancy Sensor (Auto ON/Auto OFF), Single Pole, White but like many people... » Read More It doesn't work after I replace my current GU10 50w halogen bulbs with GU10 5w LEDs.If I mix one halogen among with 2 other LEDs this switch works fine. If I change all 3 to LED's, the switch make the LEDs flicker and they won't turn off.After all it's an old product (mine was dated 11/06) and was not designed for the use with LED.Then I replaced the sensor switch with Leviton Leviton IPS02-1LW 300-Watt Incandescent, 150-Watt LED/CFL Occupancy Sensor (Auto ON/Auto OFF), Single Pole, White but like many people commented on Amazon, it was dead out of the box.So I bought Lutron for $6.50 more but it's perfectly fine: Lutron Maestro Motion Sensor switch, no neutral required, 250 Watts Single-Pole, MS-OPS2-WH, White « Show Less
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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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I would have to say no if I understand your question correctly. This switch works great with incandescent bulbs. Years ago when they came out with the CFL's I noticed this switch reactions to the pulse of the CFL ballast, which would turn the bulb right back on. My hopes were that with the ability of LED's to dim that I would be able to use these switches again, but my experience so far is that they do not work with the very low power consumption of 3 or 4 4-watt bulbs on one switch. I also experienced the same problem using a electronic flashing device for the early rope lights. When changing over to LED rope lights the 50' rope, the veritable adjustment on the flasher would not work unless I added a second 50' section. The flasher was rated for up to 9-amps, but it obviously had a minimum of 4-amps required for the flasher to work. Possibly this switch would work with 10 4-watt LED bulbs, but not with 15 watts.
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The three settings are hi, low, and off. Hi is full wattage, low is half, and then off is off. The white ones seem to always hold up better- the brown ones (in my experience) had slippy rotary parts. When cycling through the three settings, they would skip settings unpredictably. Sometimes they didn't work at all. I never tried them with a CFL-- only incandescent bulbs. Not sure how that would work or if it would work. Hope this helps!
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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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The L-Prize is the ONLY LED bulb that might work. The Department of Energy is testing 200 of them at a temperature of 45 C (113 F) for 20,000 hours so far. Zero failures. *IF* you take one L-Proze bulb, put it in your fixture, leave on for several hours with a small thermometer inside the fixture. If the temp is &lt;115 F, you should be OK. The L-Prize uses only 9.7 watts. But TEST one before buying many.
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Lutron's "C*L Dimmer" Maestro line is made for use with dimmable LED and CFL bulbs (search model # MACL&#8209;153M). Even though you're not *supposed* to use LED's with this, I would think that as long as you have 60W total worth of bulbs running through it, it will be fine. For example, I currently have 6 recessed can flood lights running on one of these switches...if I switch to 65W-equivalent LEDs that will be roughly 57W...pushing my luck, but I expect it will work (I realize this isn't very helpful until I test it...just saying if it controls a single 60W incandescent bulb just fine, it should theoretically run six 10+ watt dimmable LED bulbs just fine as well. Would be very curious to see if anyone has tried this out that can confirm they were using this model of the Lutron switch and not one of the C*L's.
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I have used the 2457D2 with incandescent and LED bulbs certified to be dimmable. I do not used CFL and have not tested them nor have I used the 2457D2 with the Insteon bulb.
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wire one power supply to both ends 12v DC or 24vac works great / output switch can be NO or NC just move jumper / unit is aligned when LED is lit on receiver. The one with 2 wires is lamp and 4 wires is receiver / if near a window or slider signal may bounce off glass, A tube or tape may help to limit beam. Have fun : )
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541A does not work with CFL. 741B model works with all bulbs but it is single pole.
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Depends on the physical; size of the bulbs. I use 4 45W CFLs just fine, BUT my 85W CFLs will NOT fit - the bulbs themselves are too wide. Even the 45W bulbs are pushing it. This is a nice solution for when you're in a pinch, but the overall quality is quite low. I've had the plastic around the mounts crack, the screw mount that plugs into your socket is not the best either - if you can't afford anything better, this is fine, but move to better quality one sooner than later. Careful of the occasional zap, too (dunno if it's an ungrounded circuit or another issue with my setup, but I've been zapped a few times). Depends on the physical; size of the bulbs. I use 4 45W CFLs just fine, BUT my 85W CFLs will NOT fit - the bulbs themselves are too wide. Even the 45W bulbs are pushing it. This is a nice solution for when you're in a pinch, but the overall quality is quite low. I've had the plastic around the mounts crack, the screw mount that plugs into your socket is not the best either - if you can't afford anything better, this is fine, but move to better quality one sooner than later. Careful of the occasional zap, too (dunno if it's an ungrounded circuit or another issue with my setup, but I've been... » Read More Depends on the physical; size of the bulbs. I use 4 45W CFLs just fine, BUT my 85W CFLs will NOT fit - the bulbs themselves are too wide. Even the 45W bulbs are pushing it. This is a nice solution for when you're in a pinch, but the overall quality is quite low. I've had the plastic around the mounts crack, the screw mount that plugs into your socket is not the best either - if you can't afford anything better, this is fine, but move to better quality one sooner than later. Careful of the occasional zap, too (dunno if it's an ungrounded circuit or another issue with my setup, but I've been zapped a few times). « Show Less