XL150D Dimmer Switch for up to 150 Watt Incandescent Bulb for Use with Lamps and Fixtures, White

This "Xodus Innovations" dimmer works with my Philips dimmable LED bulbs, Philips 536649 LED Dimmable A15 Clear Filament Glass Light Bulb, even though it says "incandescent only".Pretty broad dimming range, but note that at the lower dimming settings, the bulb won't kick back on with the switch. Need to turn the dial brighter until it kicks back on, and then dim it back down. Otherwise great. (Also note that it adds about 1 1/2" to the height of your bulb, which could be an issue with some lamps. Not really any getting around that.)

It's become very hard to find bulbs that are not too bright. Especially with the influx of LEDs. Everything is just too bright for general purposes at night. I remembered devices like this in the past, but couldn't find anything like it in a store anymore. I do NOT want another one of the dimmers on a secondary cable from the plug (which are ok from SOME uses) but that is pretty much the only other solution I could find in a store. So off to Amazon! Working great. Have tested it with incandescent AND LED (which is what forced the need). Both working fine. Will be adding some more now for other locations. The best thing is that you can get the highest wattage bulb you might need, then dial it back to your preferred setting for the rest of the time. Brilliant! Only caveat is that it adds height to your bulb. This can be fixed using a shorter bulb, like an R14 (which is currently in my dimmer).

Good little dimmer. I like it because it was cheap and does not require hardwiring it to a specific lamp. It is easy to move from lamp to lamp - it just screws in like a lightbulb. My only complaint is that it does not work so well with the new LED lightbulbs (in its defense, I have found very few that do unless they are specifically for the LED lights). Works just fine with the incandescent and fluorescent bulbs.

Received this yesterday and so far I am very pleased with this little gadget. I have several lamps with 3 way switches. I love controlled lightening but the 3-way bulbs are expensive and the lowest wattage seems to be the setting that burns out the quickest. And the one I use the most. This dimmer switch works with 3-way bulbs as well as with regular bulbs. I am using it now with a 30/70/100 3-way that has the 30 watt setting is burned out. I set the bulb on the middle setting and the dimmer switch works fine with it. I can dim down from the 100 watt setting to night light mode to totally off and everything in between. After this bulb is totally burned out I will just use a regular 100 watt bulb and have all the settings I want. I'll never have to buy the most expensive 3-way bulbs again. Yay!

Will not fit properly in tall table lamps that require a harp. This is true with the CFL curly bulbs. However a new LED which looks like a light bulb may fit in the socket well but be absolutely sure that the bulb says it is dimmable if it is not dimmable it will not work. A couple of other lamps I tried this on and they were small table lamps easily pushed the top of the light bulb over the side of the lamp shade making it look ridiculous.Please be understood if you are planning to put these in any kind of floor lamp or table lamp you must make sure that not only is the fixture for the dimming will fit along with the light bulb you will need which would be the new LED round bulbs and must have the ability to to be dimmingThe old world old style CFL bulbs will not work well with this attachment. For the two lamps that I did put it in and just happen to have the right bulbs on hand it works wonderfully. I will be buying two more and I will be buying the appropriate LED bulbs to see how well they will fit in a few other lamps. At that point I will edit my review when my research is complete.

I bought one of these to try it on my incandescent bulbs. I use incandescent 60 watt bulbs because I get extreme eye fatigue from LED's, the blue light being the problem. I also set my computer, phone, etc, to dim starting at nightfall to reduce the LED glare. Windows 10 has a program called Night Light for this purpose, and it will put a yellow tint on the screen to block blue light.This dimmer is Triac based, so you don't get the heat like the rheostat dimmers. I set the dimmer and leave it there. I use the regular lamp switch to turn the lamp on/off.Most incandescent lights blow because of the full current shock on a cold filament. By reducing that shock (bulb dimmed) incandescent lights last a long time; many years.The first one of these switches I ordered worked great, so I ordered about a dozen of them, and use them every where in the house. None have failed, but I do only use them on incandescent bulbs, 60 watt, well below the 150 watt maximum.One nice feature of these switches is the big rotary switch which makes it easy to set the amount of dimming desired.All in all, these switches have been exactly what I needed. And the way I use them, and the bulbs, I think both will last a very long time.

It works well as a dimmer. Handles up to 150 watt load, incandescent or not.CFL or LED can also be used as long as they are marked as dimmable, else they will not work properly and that is not the fault of this device.Unlike incandescent lamps, many dimmable LED lamps will not dim beyond 50%-level and simply turn off below that point. That is the way those LED lamps are designed and not the fault of this dimmer.When using this upside down, be sure to stay well below the rating and/or make sure the area is vented to keep it cool. Upside-down placement can concentrate heat to this device and can lead to premature electronics failure.

I bought this but it doesn’t work at all . Not sure if it is broken missing something ( though all seems to be here ). I just wonder if it is a product that doesn’t work and don’t want anyone to get hurt trying to make his work . I tried to get in touch with someone to find out what problem is but haven not been able to so would appreciate anyone who knows anything about this to contact me thanks