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Rain Man 03-26-2016 03:44 PM
We replaced halogen with LED in our kitchen and they spazzed out with the dimmer. Our electrician initially said we needed a different dimmer and then said he couldn't put in a dimmer on LED.

007 03-26-2016 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 12150448)
We replaced halogen with LED in our kitchen and they spazzed out with the dimmer. Our electrician initially said we needed a different dimmer and then said he couldn't put in a dimmer on LED.
I went out of my way to find dimmable LEDs. If this is how they are supposed to work, they are a waste of money.

SAUTO 03-26-2016 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Baconeater (Post 12150290)
This is what one looks like.

http://i32.tinypic.com/68ftzn.jpg
Do those go bad?

mlyonsd 03-26-2016 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 12150448)
We replaced halogen with LED in our kitchen and they spazzed out with the dimmer. Our electrician initially said we needed a different dimmer and then said he couldn't put in a dimmer on LED.
It sounds like you need a new electrician. When I replaced our hanging counter light fixtures in the kitchen I switched to dimmable LED's. It did require me to replace the switch though. Works great and anyone can install them. Note the tiny little dimmer slide on the right side of the on/off switch. Works great.

http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pro...0f1214_145.jpg

Bugeater 03-26-2016 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO (Post 12150540)
Do those go bad?
Yep. Every once in a while I'll get a work order for a ceiling fan light blinking and removing that fixes the problem every single time.

SAUTO 03-26-2016 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Baconeater (Post 12150552)
Yep. Every once in a while I'll get a work order for a ceiling fan light blinking and removing that fixes the problem every single time.
I've got two fans that are on the same switches. Switch on each side of the room.

Both lights quit working at once. Fans work from their two other switches.

My buddy looked at them and said power was getting to a little box but not through it on both light assemblies

Bugeater 03-26-2016 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO (Post 12150563)
I've got two fans that are on the same switches. Switch on each side of the room.

Both lights quit working at once. Fans work from their two other switches.

My buddy looked at them and said power was getting to a little box but not through it on both light assemblies
Could very well be the problem if they're less than 10 years old. Seems odd that they'd both go at the same time but since they're connected together it's possible. I don't know what makes them go, maybe power surges? They're easy enough to remove, just cap the white and connect the other two wires, usually black and red.

SAUTO 03-26-2016 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Baconeater (Post 12150574)
Could very well be the problem if they're less than 10 years old. Seems odd that they'd both go at the same time but since they're connected together it's possible. I don't know what makes them go, maybe power surges? They're easy enough to remove, just cap the white and connect the other two wires, usually black and red.
I'll try that. Thanks.

Fat Elvis 03-26-2016 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Guru (Post 12150084)
I recently purchased dimmable LED lights for our bedroom and have quickly discovered that dimmable LED doesn't work very well. What I am seeing is incessant blinking from them when we dim the lights. I tried a different set of LEDs and the same results. I really don't even need dimmable bulbs but unfortunately, all of my ceiling fans are on remote control switches that give you no choice other than dimming. Is anyone aware of ceiling fan remotes where the light button is literally on or off? No dimming whatsoever?
We use Duracell LEDs in our dimmable lights and have had no problems at all.

Red Beans 03-26-2016 06:26 PM
This thread has lost its spark.

Stewie 03-26-2016 07:52 PM
Dimmable bulbs are a very small part of the market. I'm not sure why people buy fixtures that accommodate them.

CFL's kill LED on price and last as long. LED's use less power, but when it comes down to 10 watt CFLs vs. 8 watt LEDs (40 watt equivalent) LEDs are more than twice the price.

007 03-26-2016 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Stewie (Post 12150851)
Dimmable bulbs are a very small part of the market. I'm not sure why people buy fixtures that accommodate them.

CFL's kill LED on price and last as long. LED's use less power, but when it comes down to 10 watt CFLs vs. 8 watt LEDs (40 watt equivalent) LEDs are more than twice the price.
the problem isn't the fixture in as much as it is the remote control that comes with ceiling fans.

Stewie 03-26-2016 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Guru (Post 12150859)
the problem isn't the fixture in as much as it is the remote control that comes with ceiling fans.
Buy a universal fan remote it that's really the problem. They're cheap.

007 03-26-2016 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Stewie (Post 12150875)
Buy a universal fan remote it that's really the problem. They're cheap.
Uhhhh mine is a universal fan remote.

Buzz 03-26-2016 08:48 PM
I replaced all the bulbs to CFL's a few years ago and just took out the dimmable switches. My problem is those suckers don't last near as long as advertised. The lighting is very soft, probably more than I would like, I guess I have just gotten used to it.


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