Lutron DVCL-253P Diva Dimmable CFL/LED Dimmer; 250 Watt, Single Pole or 3-Way (Multi-location)

Lutron DVCL-253P Diva Dimmable CFL/LED Dimmer; 250 Watt, Single Pole or 3-Way (Multi-location)

Product Number
DVCL-253P

Product Features

The popular Lutron Diva style is now available in a high wattage (250 watt load) version, so you can control even more LED and CFL bulbs on just one dimmer! This dimmer is specifically designed to work with many dimmable LED and CFL bulbs. See bulb compatibility list at Documentation tab.
  • Generally, our tests show that these CL (CFL/LED) dimmers work on DIMMABLE high quality LED bulbs, except for MR16 bulbs.
  • The Lutron various CFL/LED dimmers are very similar in performance, and all have low end trim control.
  • Credenza CL lamp dimmer has no low end trim control. It operates similar to the Diva, Skylark Contour and Ariadni, except that it is factory-set not to go as low as those wall mount dimmers because it has no low-end trim control. Lutron has made the judgment that removing the difficult low-end, with its concomitant balky behavior on some bulbs, is more important than allowing the deeper dimming available in certain circumstances on more expensive wall-mount CFL/LED or electronic dimmers.
  • Low-end trim control is a small pin-wheel on the front of the dimmer, easily accessible with the cover plate removed. Use it to set how low the dimmer will go. This allows you to remove any undesirable dimmer behavior at the low end, such as flicker, pop-on or drop-out. This behavior depends on bulb construction and what load is on the dimmer. By trimming the dimmer, you can tune it for your installation exactly the way you want it.
  • Does not require that the neutral wire run through your dimmer's gang box.
  • 250 watts capacity.
  • Single pole or 3-Way (multi-location) capable.
  • Features large paddle switch and small slide dimmer.
  • Use with standard 3-way switches for easy, economical installation.
  • Power failure memory.
  • Standard RFI suppression.
  • UL and CSA listed.
  • 1 year manufacturer warranty.
  • Wall plate is not included.
Available in 7 Lutron-standard colors:
  • White (-WH)
  • Almond (-AL)
  • Light Almond (-LA)
  • Black (-BL)
  • Brown (-BR)
  • Gray (-GR)
  • Ivory (-IV)

Applications

The forward-thinking engineering ensures control of dimmable CFL and LED bulbs today, as well as energy efficient light sources coming out in the future—invest in a dimmer that ensures dimming performance as the light source industry evolves.

Lutron's CL dimmers are for certain LED and CFL bulbs that are made to be dimmable. DO NOT use them on bulbs that are not made for dimming. Performance on inferior dimmable bulbs varies.

We have not had much success with this dimmer using low voltage MR16 track light bulbs. Performance with track bulbs depends on the design of the bulbs, number of bulbs, and design of the (usually very cheap) 10:1 step-down transformer in the track head. The net result on MR16 LED bulbs is usually that almost no dimming occurs, in our experience with these CL dimmers. For MR16 track bulbs, our published results show the best performance on electronic low voltage dimmers, which is counter-intuitive, given the inductive characteristics of the step down transformer (one would expect magnetic dimmers would perform better); apparently the capacitive load of the bulb dominates the circuit in most cases, favoring the ELV dimmer. That's our theory anyway.

Specifications

Specifications
Height (English) 1.53 in
Height (Metric) 38.9 mm
Length (English) 4.13 in
Length (Metric) 104.9 mm
Manufacturer Lutron
Rating UL, CUL, CSA
Input Voltage 120 AC
Warranty 1 year
Power (Watts) 250
Width (English) 1.73 in
Width (Metric) 43.9 mm

Documentation