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Review on Hykolity 12 Pack 6 Inch Ultra-Thin LED Recessed Ceiling Light With Junction Box Electrical by David Bone

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Will not work with most dimmer switches.

The product page says it works with standard 120 volt dimmers. I bought a set of switches that claim to work with almost all LED bulbs. I installed one of these switches in a line of LED downlights I installed about 5 years ago. The new switch performed better than the original Lutron switch. But the new switches do not work with these lamps. I tried a non-dimmable switch and it worked fine, but it was too bright for the room. The description of these lights only listed 5 or 6 compatible dimmer switches, each of which is 3-4 times more expensive. switches I bought. So I took an old Lutron switch and put it on top of these lights. It worked well but there was a lot of flickering at lower levels. I also noticed that all of the other lights in the circuit (100 amps - basically all the lights on a floor of my house) were also flickering. I originally gave the lamps 2 stars due to incorrect product information and poor performance. The manufacturer contacted me and offered to reimburse me for part of the additional costs for compatible switches. I was skeptical that another switch would do anything, but I gave it a try. I installed a new Lutron Skylark LED+ dimmer switch (CTCL-153PR-WH - $25 at Home Depot) and all the problems went away. These lamps turn on at the lowest dimmer setting and none of the lights in the circuit flicker. These bulbs definitely deserve 5 stars but you need to make sure you are using the correct dimmer.

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