Lutron Maestro LED+ Dimmer Switch for Dimmable LED, Halogen and Incandescent Bulbs, 150W/Single-Pole or Multi-Location, MACL-153M-WH, White

The Lutron LED+ PRO. Must be the PRO. This is the dimmer to buy for low interference to AM radio. The lower cost Lutron dimmers look the same but make alot of AM radio interference throughout the neighborhood and are not usable for my case. HAM radio HF communication, AM radio listeners, go for the PRO. This dimmer is highly programmable for many kinds of LED lamps. Don't think the dimmer is bad if it wont work with some LEDs. Learn the programming and setup for the LED you are using. I found it was excellent. Also works perfectly with the companion dimmer for multiway switch setups. Also works with just a 3 way toggle in the second location. Very versatile. Lots of YT videos for setup. Once the programming is learned, setup is a breeze. I am a fan.

As far as the product goes, it works totally as advertised. It was a breeze to install. I just cut the power to the area, unscrewed the wall plate, unscrewed the prior switch, unscrewed the screws connecting the wiring, refit the wiring around the screws on the dimmer switch and put everything back. Five minutes per switch and done. A few months later and everything is working great. Which leads me to my real point. Dimmer switches are AWESOME!I have a new construction home that has recessed LED lighting throughout and it is BRIGHT. So bright, in fact, that we never turned them on unless we were looking for something that our infant lost or if we were taking interior pictures. We had lamps for regular use. It was crazy bright. Enter these dimmer switches and now my home is SEXY. The little button to the right of the main switch toggles through about 10-12 different shades of light ranging from as bright as original to off. there is a nice little setting before off that is very dim and perfect for if you are watching a movie or napping but don't want pitch black.Another great feature is when you go from off to on and vice-versa, the light fades in/out. Its a nice touch that multiple people have commented on. Also, the light automatically goes to your last dim level when you turn the lights back on and there is a little LED indicator to let you know what level you are.If you don't have dimmers installed in your house, I would recommend it. they are a great, inexpensive way to make your house more enjoyable, cooler, more attractive. Since I installed the first one in the living room I have bought three more for the bedroom, basement and kitchen. Soon I will have them in most of the other rooms in the house.

The best part about this dimmer is that it can switch between leading edge (traditional style dimmers) and trailing edge/reverse phase which is great for dimmable LED and CFL bulbs. Essentially the trailing edge dimmer helps lower-quality or finicky dimmable LED bulbs work more smoothly and with no or reduced buzz. In my testing, a more expensive dimmer paired with cheap dimmable bulbs makes them work better. A high quality dimmable bulb might work fine on a cheap dimmer, but pair this dimmer with high quality bulbs and it's a winning combination for smooth, flicker-free dimming over a wide range of light output.This dimmer works with or without a neutral and defaults to trailing edge when a neutral is connected automatically. It's great this can also work as a more basic leading edge dimmer when a neutral is not available at the switch box. The small dimming up and down buttons on the side allow you to use a single press for one small dimming "step" or a long press to quickly increase or reduce the light level. There are also shortcuts to jump to the lowest and highest settings. Finally it allows you to customize the low-end dimming range if your bulbs go out before the dimmer has reached it's lowest setting but I haven't need to use it with any of my bulbs.

I've installed several of these dimmers in our home, in both one and two dimmer configurations. They are both attractive and functional, and they allow you to use multiple dimmers on a 3-way circuit without any rewiring. They work well with both incandescent bulbs, compact fluorescents and LED lights that are dimmable, and provide the fullest range of dimming I have seen with these types of bulbs. They come pre-programmed to bring lights to full brightness quickly, and to turn lights out by slowly dimming them, allowing you to see where you're going even after turning out the lights. A pair of small buttons allow you to set the brightness level, and that level will be maintained even after a power failure. Double tapping the switch always brings it back to full brightness, however, which is very convenient.Every aspect of how these dimmers function is programmable, from ramp-up and ramp-down times to dimming modes. However, the programming sequence is not at all intuitive, so most people will undoubtedly use the default program. Programming involves tapping specific buttons in a specific sequence - it's a bit like programming some cars or resetting the check engine light, where you may have to turn the ignition on, then off, turn on the left turn signal and blink the headlights twice.One thing that may not be clear from the instructions is that you are not limited to using only one companion switch with this master switch. If you have the wiring for it, you can wire several companion switches in parallel, all of which can control the same light. There is also a version that includes two dimmer switches in one unit, which is very handy when space is limited.One caution is that these are electronic dimmers and they need a small amount of power to function. That power comes from current flowing through the circuitry, even when the switch is off. It's difficult to find in the instructions, but they require a minimum 40 watt load to function. That's no problem with an incandescent bulb, but many LED's use much less than that. For example, a light fixture that has two 1600 lumen bulbs (equivalent to 100 watt incandescent bulbs) may use as little as 26 watts. In theory, that's not enough for these dimmers to function. Sure enough, I had a light with three 5000 lumen bulbs, each using only 7 watts. It wasn't enough for the dimmer to work. However, when I replaced the bulbs with 800 lumen bulbs, each using 9 watts, the dimmer worked without any problems. So it would appear they can function with anything above 25 watts or so, but the stated minimum is 40.Finally, a word about intelligence. Lutron was the original manufacturer of mood lighting, with multi-zone dimmers, each controlling multiple lights and with programs that, with a single button, allow one to set a bunch of lights to specified levels simultaneously. The Maestro is not one of those. These are not smart dimmers and they can't be controlled by Alexa, or via the Internet. You can't even use an app to control all of your dimmers from your smart phone. These are also a lot less expensive than smart dimmers, and they're a lot less confusing to the uninitiated. When your mother-in-law visits, it won't take her any time at all to figure out how to use one of these that controls the dining room lights. With a smart dimmer, it might take some time to learn which button to push, or to say, "Alexi, set lights for dinner." Furthermore, there's no danger that these dimmers will ever be hacked the way a smart dimmer can be. After all, smart devices usually have almost no security and there have already been cases of people 'gas-lighting' their ex-spouses remotely to drive them nuts. No such worries with these switches.Simple, elegant and highly functional - what more could you want?