Electrical – Ceiling Light, Dimmer off does not totally turn off light

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I bought a 2 Ceiling Lights (Halo BLD606930WHR) with 2 Dimmers (Lutron DVCL-153PR-WH). They are compatible lights and dimmers.

When turning the dimmer Totally down to 0%, one of the lights continues to remain on at very dim level, the other light shuts off completely like its supposed to.

Do you know what the issue can be, and how can it be fixed? Maybe something installation? Additionally, does having a light like this, cause any damage to the circuit, or a hazard?

The dimmers and switches seems to be work normal aside from that, when using it above 0%. Using the light switches will turn off both lights, which is good.

Update

The Halo lights are 8W Watts.

One thing I noticed in our house, this issue does Not Occur with other ceiling light brands of higher 18W or 15W installed on same dimmer type. Wondering if higher wattage gets rid of the dimmer 'ghosting' issue.

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Resources:

https://www.amazon.com/Halo-BLD606930WHR-Integrated-Recessed-Compliant/dp/B07FRP2VYY

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Lutron-Single-Pole-or-3-Way-Diva-LED-Dimmer-Switch-for-Dimmable-LED-Halogen-and-Incandescent-Bulbs-White-DVCL-153PR-WH/203670402

Best Answer

Read the instructions for the switch. It states it is designed for incandescent lamps. This technology runs a small amount of power through the load to function it is not visible with incandescent lamps but is with LED’s because they take a small fraction of the power to illuminate. So that small amount of current is the cause of the lamp not shutting completely off.