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Replacing gu5 downlights with gu10

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  • LEDs often flicker if they are in a dimmer, either due to wrong dimmer, wrong LED type, or both.

    Flickering on a simple switch is less common, but it may be because the switch is faulty and/or the contacts are dirty. When you add a halogen lamp, you are increasing the current draw, which can be enough to 'overcome' the incorrect/dirty switch contacts.
  • wrong dimmer switch by the sounds of it. try one of these:
    Varilight V-Pro
  • pieroabcd
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    wrong dimmer switch by the sounds of it. try one of these:
    Varilight V-Pro
    Mine is a trailing edge that is working well with my LEDs in all other rooms
  • wrong dimmer switch by the sounds of it. try one of these:
    Varilight V-Pro
    Op said " both with a dimmer AND WITH A PLAIN LIGHT SWITCH those LEDs flicker a lot"
  • Could be induction.
  • wrong dimmer switch by the sounds of it. try one of these:
    Varilight V-Pro
    Op said " both with a dimmer AND WITH A PLAIN LIGHT SWITCH those LEDs flicker a lot"
    I understood that as if they were 2 x 2way switches , one dimmer and one plain switch for some reason.
    ok so if the lights all still flicker that would indicate a loose connection somewhere, or a faulty switch
  • wrong dimmer switch by the sounds of it. try one of these:
    Varilight V-Pro
    Op said " both with a dimmer AND WITH A PLAIN LIGHT SWITCH those LEDs flicker a lot"
    I understood that as if they were 2 x 2way switches , one dimmer and one plain switch for some reason.
    ok so if the lights all still flicker that would indicate a loose connection somewhere, or a faulty switch

    There must be a derivation somewhere in the way. Fpr some reason the lights in the boxroom are fed by the lights in the loft conversion (instead of from the light at the same floor), that in turn is a jungle of cables to feed the toilet and the lights with a 2 way switch+dimmer.
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