{"id":220,"date":"2010-05-20T18:11:40","date_gmt":"2010-05-20T22:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/synergylightingusa.com\/?p=135"},"modified":"2010-05-20T18:11:40","modified_gmt":"2010-05-20T22:11:40","slug":"leviton-cfl-dimmer-it-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrmuckle.com\/hansen\/2010\/05\/20\/leviton-cfl-dimmer-it-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Leviton CFL Dimmer – It works!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Leviton<\/a>Compact flourescent light bulbs<\/span> <\/em><\/a>have a lot of advantages\u00a0 over incandescents, but they’ve never been that good at dimming. Standard dimmers designed\u00a0to work with incandescent or halogen lamps have failed at dimming CFL effectively without flickering or cutting out. According to James Sherman, director of residential marketing at Leviton Manufacturing, consumers had a myriad of complaints with standard dimmers.\u00a0 That is why Leviton, a leading manufacturer of Dimming Systems and electrical components is now introducing their new, patented Decora Slide Dimmer made just for dimmabel CFL bulbs.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The new\u00a0Decora dimmer has the ability to detect whether bulbs are incandescent or dimmable CFL’s, and the Decora can determine the individual bulb’s dimming capabilities – which differ according to manufacturer and type – and adjust the range accordingly.<\/p>\n

We tested the new Decora CFL dimmer with various brands of dimmable CFL’s and found that in nearly all cases, the dimming capability of the Decora dimmer was smooth.\u00a0 Here is what you can expect when using the new Leviton Dimmer:<\/div>\n