LED Ceiling Lights Flicker (2025 Update)

Jun 06, 2019 Last reply: 8 months ago 3 Replies

There are six LED lights in the ceiling of the kitchen. Occasionally, they all dim briefly so I suspect a Lutron dimmer is faulty. There are two of these, one in the kitchen and one in the adjacent dining room. The lights dim whichever switch is used to turn on the lights but I wonder if both switches are operational at the same time regardless of which one is used to turn on the lights. If so, I imagine that just replacing the bad switch will solve the problem and save a few bucks.



Is there a way to figure out which switch is bad or should both dimmers be replaced at the same time? If the latter, how do I determine which one is the master?


The problem is likely a motor or other surge start device turning on. I could even be at a neighboring house that shares your transformer.

I would think that one of the switches is the dimmer, and the other is just a switch to operate it remotely. Removing the switch plates should make that obvious.

The AC turns on intermittently so it could be the cause. I'll try to correlate the events.

Thanks for the tip!

It's been years since I fiddled with those, but I think they are different parts, one being the actual dimmer, the others being slaves that can control it. I'd try replacing the master first. If it's just momentary dimming, is it possible it's in reaction to a voltage drop from some other load coming on or a loose connection somewhere? Any other indications of a voltage issue in the house?

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