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Easy to install. Came with good instructions and so far the light works great! The dimmer and switch proved to be a smooth operation. I thought it came with a border panel but I must have read the description wrong so just used my old one.

i bought three of these dimmer switches to use with LED lighting. I've learned that not every LED light that claims to be dimmable is actually dimmable. Only 1 set of my LED lights is actually "slide" dimmable. The other 2 sets of LED lights provide 2 levels of brightness as the switch is slid up-and-down. When I complained to the provider of the allegedly dimmable LED lights, they told me that I needed to use a Lutron dimmer switch. Hello... that's what I bought because I know that Lutron is the best for LED light dimming.

Installed easy even in an older home and works great with the LED dimmable bulbs I bought also in amazon

Works fine with the Feit LED track bulbs we had. No flicker. Goes down to about 30% dimming. Went to the Feit website and checked for compatible dimmers. Their list just means the ones that they have tested their bulbs in and not all dimmers are tested. The weak link seems to be the manufacturing standards of the bulbs. Have this model and style throughout the house and it works fine. An old standard.

Very easy to install. I took off the wall plate, unscrewed the switch from the wall. I only had 3 wires. 2 black and 1 copper ground. I unscrewed the wires, and used the provided yellow caps to connect the wires together ( the Lutron wires come already connected to the unit so you have to use the screw caps to connect the wires from the wall). It didn't matter for me which black wires I connected, so i just used the "bottom" one to connect to the left Lutron wire, and my old "top" wire to connect to the Lutron right wire( right meaning if I am facing the back of the unit from the wall). It was a little tough shoving the wires back into the wall, but I got it done. I'd say the whole thing took me 10-15 minutes. I am medium handy. This is actually the second one I've done. The other I installed was a 3 pole switch was a bit more involved. I've also installed 2 solar timers which the 1st took about an hour, because I had to continuously run up an down the stairs to turn the power off , test, etc.In any event, don't be afraid. Just shut the power off and make sure you only need a single pole switch, meaning there is only 1 location to turn the light on, as opposed to a 3 way pol, meaning there are 2 different switches that control the light. If you need that, it's slightly more involved, but Lutron sells that as well. Enjoy!

This dimmer switch goes perfectly with the Philips 424382 11-watt A19 LED Dimmable Light Bulb. No flickering or buzzing and dims down quite low.It was easy to install. It comes with mounting screws and wire nuts. The rear of the unit is pretty large compared to a standard light switch, so you may want to make sure there is enough room behind the switch ahead of time. It took some careful wire placement to get mine in place.

Good switch, the dimmer slide does not give a good range. It is very sensitive and when slide all the way down the lights are off but you are still using power.Make certain the rocker switch is off. Wish they would color code the wires.

I works better than the one it replaced, no more fluttering lamp light

Works very well. My only gripe is that the small rocker switch is tricky to hit in the dark with your hands full. Still a great product.

Attractive, easy to use dimmer switch. I bought this one to replace one that I'd installed about a decade ago. The knob-ish piece on the slider fell apart on the original one, so I deducted a star for the possible durability issue. Lutron usually makes excellent products.

There's nothing wrong with this dimmer. It dims the lights, the action on the switch is nice. It doesn't feel cheap. If you know how to do basic wiring then it's easy to install.I have two minor qualms:#1 - The first light bulbs I used made irritating buzzing/squealing noises, especially at low levels. From what I've read, this is a common problem with most (if-not-all) dimmers, so I can't really hold that against this one. I solved this by using Phillips Eco-Vantage bulbs which, I guess, have a sturdier filament. If you want to use "decorative" globe-type bulbs, or cheap incandescents, the whining may be a problem.#2 - The overall design is a little counterintuitive to me, and that's why I'm giving it four stars. When I enter the room, my impulse is to flip the big switch up, but with this dimmer, the on/off switch is the little one at the bottom. It's a little harder to find by touch. The big switch is the dimmer control, but it won't actually turn the lights on and off. If you move the big switch all the way to the bottom, the lights will still be on, just at their lowest level. I would like this dimmer better if turning the big switch all the way down also turned the lights completely off, then I could use the big switch as the main control, and only use the little one occasionally when I wanted to maintain a particular brightness level. This is admittedly a minor gripe.

This switch was installed a couple of weeks ago and so far it is working very well. Convenient to use, and it looks good, too. Customers should be aware, however, that the wall plate shown in the illustration is not included with the switch. You have to buy the wall plate separately.

Works fine with traditional light bulbs but flickers with LED Philips chandelier lights.

If you get close to the maximum wattage with this switch, it gets hot to the point it can burn you. Use it for 300 watts or less.

I don't "love" this switch. Annoying to have to switch basically two things "on" in order to get it to full brightness.

worked fine

I had one of these dimmers burn within two days.

little flimsier than I expected but does the job

Switch and light are good, however the lowest dim setting is still pretty bright. Wish it was a true low dimmer.

Seemed sturdy but didn't perform well with LED lights, didn't dim very low at all, returned and replaced with a switch that unfortunately doesn't feel as sturdy but performs much better.

Three to five years ago I purchased approx 10 of these units and now as many others have reported the on off switch is bad, So far have had to replace two of them this, quite shocking and revolting (no pun intended, well maybe). Lutron should import a better product or at least provide replacements

I installed about six of these in my house. After about four years of use, three have had to be replaced. The dimmer slider still works fine. What dies is the on/off switch. On each one I have replaced, the on/off switch started crackling when pressing the switch. This is not a very reassuring or safe feeling when using the light switch. The switch still works, but I didn't want to tempt fate and risk anything bad happening. I have since switched to using different styles of dimmers - or ones with only sliders and no switch.

These are NOT LED compatible, be careful when ordering.

Does not work for LEDs. I replaced my existing dimmer and have the exact same problem as before. The LEDs don't actually turn off and flicker very lightly at the lowest dimming setting. Don't understand why Amazon returned this as the third result when I searched for "LED Dimmer", I guess providing relevant search results in 2017 is still a struggle !!!

These appear to be salvage or previously used items. Arrive loose in box. First one works OK but goes out randomly (on only a 150W load). Requires fiddling to get going again but goes out again randomly. Requested exchange but exchange unit didn’t work at all. Will live with the one that fails until I can buy another brand. Not recommended!

Ordered Light Almond, received white. Needed to install ASAP, and fried one, So will have to go to another vendor to buy 2 more.

bad products, don't buy, made from china

Just to clarify a previous review. The manufacturer (Lutron) says that this dimmer does NOT support dimmable LED bulbs. An equivalent dimmer that they support working for LEDs is their model number SCL-153-IV.