Lighting & Bulbs — Fix Library

Lighting & Bulbs Moderate

Your LED bulb flickers when the switch is off because a tiny amount of electrical current leaks through the switch or wiring,…

Lighting & Bulbs Moderate

Your LED bulb flickers on a dimmer because the dimmer is designed for incandescent loads and cannot properly regulate the low wattage…

Lighting & Bulbs Moderate

Your LED bulb flickers on a dimmer because the dimmer is designed for older incandescent loads and can't properly regulate the low…

Lighting & Bulbs Moderate

Your LED bulb flickers because the dimmer switch is designed for old incandescent bulbs and sends chopped-up voltage that LEDs can't handle…

Lighting & Bulbs Moderate

Your LED bulb flickers on a dimmer because the dimmer is designed for old incandescent bulbs and can't properly control the low…

Lighting & Bulbs Moderate

Your LED bulb flickers at low dimmer settings because the dimmer is likely an older leading-edge model designed for incandescent bulbs, not…

Lighting & Bulbs Easy

Your LED bulb is flickering because of a loose connection, a dimmer switch that's not rated for LEDs, or voltage fluctuations. Check…

Lighting & Bulbs Easy

LED bulbs hum when the driver parts vibrate, and it's almost always because of an incompatible dimmer switch — especially an older…

Lighting & Bulbs Moderate

LED bulbs flicker at low dimmer settings because most older dimmers use leading-edge TRIAC technology that chops the AC waveform, which LEDs…

Lighting & Bulbs Easy

A flickering bulb usually means a loose connection, a bad bulb, or a problem with the dimmer switch. First, tighten the bulb…