View Single Post
Old 10-06-2020, 02:53 PM   #3051
You Need a Thneed
Voted for Kodos
 
You Need a Thneed's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz View Post
I think the biggest issue is they burn out the LED's much quicker. Some just don't work. Some don't dim low enough. But it might also be causing the issue you notice. If it came with the house and has incandescent bulbs, it's probably not an LED dimmer.


They are pretty easy to swap, just make sure you turn the breaker off, and look up some videos if you are uncertain.
A normal dimmer simply turns down the voltage, but LEDs don’t work like that, so LED compatible dimmers physically turn the power on and off really fast.

Sometimes dimmer switches can’t actually give 100% of the power, sometime only 95% or so. Perhaps the power drop was making the LEDs not turn on right away?

I’d try changing out the dimmer switch first.
__________________
My LinkedIn Profile.
You Need a Thneed is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to You Need a Thneed For This Useful Post: