Lutron Dimmer Burned Out?

I have several in my current house and had a bunch in my last house - Two possibilities:

2) You broke the "tap bar" which is a little internal plastic part that the dimmer needs to function.

I'd bet on (1)

JK

There are different dimmers for reactive/non-reactive/non-inductive loads. Dimmers designed for incandescent lighting don't work well with CFLs.

Did you try it again with a real lightbulb? (none of that hippie communist stuff)

It is not the OFF switch. And the Tap bar has always worked. The LED does not light up so I think a circuit blew?

... Are there

... No, there are not special dimmers for CFL's, but there are special CFL's for dimmers. Most CFL's are not designed to work with dimmers.

Re: Lutron Dimmer Burned Out? Group: alt.home.repair Date: Thu, Jun 21, 2007, 1:49am From: snipped-for-privacy@bigfoot.com (mm) Did you try it again with a real lightbulb? (none of that hippie communist stuff)

LMAO..My sentitments exactly..

The CFL's are marked dimmer lights but it says they may not with all dimmer switches. What dimmer switch should I buy? I thought Lutron mentioned on their website that they made special dimmer switches for cfl's, but can't find it now.

Dan

You can write to Lutron and ask them to replace the switch (though I suppose they'll ask you to promise not to try it on CFLs again). They're pretty good about doing that.

Mailing Address: Customer Service Lutron Electronics Company Co., Inc. 7200 Suter Road Coopersburg, PA 18036

Phone Number: 1-(888) LUTRON1

Fax Number: (610) 282-3090

E-Mail Address: E-Mail: snipped-for-privacy@lutron.com

replying to Dan, Marty wrote: Hey Dan. I would gladly take any defective dimmers you have. Awaiting your reply .....

I hope after 9 years he has things figured out..................

replying to Dan, Marty wrote: Dan: I am looking for burnt/fried Lutron Maestro-style dimmers for parts. I will pay the shipping. TIA

For the cost of me shipping you a working one you can buy a new one locally. Repairing them would be a real crapshoot. And they DO make special dimmers which I believe work better for CFs etc. One triggers on the rising voltage, the other on the dropping voltage - so one ramps up and turns off hard, the other turns on hard and ramps down (sign wave). Google reverse phase control - designed for use with low voltage lighting with electronic transformers so likely better for electronic ballasted CFs as well.

replying to clare, Marty wrote: My Lutron Maestro dimmers are breaking mechanically. I want fried/burnt units for the mechanical parts.

All I can say is "good luck" They aren't worth enough for it to make sense for me to try to fix one - and I don't throw away ANYTHING that makes ANY sense to fix.

This is a 9 year old post, hopefully he has replaced the dimmers by now.

snipped-for-privacy@att.net posted for all of us...

He had one hooked up to his computer so it left him in the dark.

replying to mm, Pedro Silva wrote: Hippie? Way before my time, and I?m not communist, but do you know how stupid you sound? Do carry clubs for electrical tools???

Do you know how stupid you sound, replying to a meaningless comment in a ten year old post and asking the poster questions as if he's waiting at his keyboard? HomeMoanersHub strikes again.