I'm having some issues turning on LED bulbs with Z-Wave switches. There appears to be a load minimum that the LEDs easily go under, and the switch won't stay on. It will either go back off next to immediately or the bulb will flash.
I do have a lot of LED bulbs on switches that work.
I hit one situation where I was adding lower wattage LED bulbs to a circuit. I had 6 bulbs and 5 replaced fine. The 6th bulb, when unplugged, caused the switch to go off after about half a second. When I added the 6th bulb, I got a constant on/off pulsing (not the effect I was going for - was temporarily swapping in purple bulbs for white ones). I "fixed" the problem by putting a 25W incandescent into the 6th socket, but didn't get the all purple that I was going for. I did try swapping in a purple fluorescent, of higher wattage than the LED, but it just caused the pulsing, too.
Specifically, I have GE/Iris switches since I didn't have access to the common wire without getting an electrician to make some modifications. The bulbs I'm switching in are LIFX, and they are only slightly lower in wattage than the bulbs I'm using. Four of the switches are one bulb/switch. I can't get these to work at all. One switch has 3 bulbs, and I can't replace all three. I can replace two, which I have, but if I try to do too much with color or dimming, they, too, to out.
I could do a lot of experimenting, but don't currently have the time and don't want to go to extra expense unless I know a solution will work. Any help?
David
I do have a lot of LED bulbs on switches that work.
I hit one situation where I was adding lower wattage LED bulbs to a circuit. I had 6 bulbs and 5 replaced fine. The 6th bulb, when unplugged, caused the switch to go off after about half a second. When I added the 6th bulb, I got a constant on/off pulsing (not the effect I was going for - was temporarily swapping in purple bulbs for white ones). I "fixed" the problem by putting a 25W incandescent into the 6th socket, but didn't get the all purple that I was going for. I did try swapping in a purple fluorescent, of higher wattage than the LED, but it just caused the pulsing, too.
Specifically, I have GE/Iris switches since I didn't have access to the common wire without getting an electrician to make some modifications. The bulbs I'm switching in are LIFX, and they are only slightly lower in wattage than the bulbs I'm using. Four of the switches are one bulb/switch. I can't get these to work at all. One switch has 3 bulbs, and I can't replace all three. I can replace two, which I have, but if I try to do too much with color or dimming, they, too, to out.
I could do a lot of experimenting, but don't currently have the time and don't want to go to extra expense unless I know a solution will work. Any help?
David
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