Anyone else having to replace Lutron switches with broken bezels that won't stay on?
I bought my house about 10 years ago. We have a lot Lutron dimmer switches throughout. Anyways, over the past year or two we have had to replace 4 Lutron light switches because the small bezels that keep the switch in place keep breaking. When this happens, when the switch is depressed in the "on" position, the switch pops out slightly and won't stay depressed. One has to use a piece of tape or apply constant pressure with a finger to keep the switch in the on position. Upon inspection this is happening because a small piece of plastic that makes up part of the bezel that keeps the switch in place has broken away.
Given that we are not doing anything to the switches that would create wear beyond anything normal I would hazzard to suggest that these bezels are under engineered. Given the price point of Lutron switches this type of bezel failure seems to happen much too frequently. Has anyone else experienced these issues with Lutron switches? Has the company changed designs recently to improve durability? Thanks.
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Exact Same Issue with Diva DVFSQ-F - DIY Fix
I had the exact same issue with a Diva DVFSQ-F fan switch. I took the switch apart to explore the issue, and sure enough, one of the bevels had broken off and fell right out when I took the switch plate off the rest of the switch. I noticed that the reason the switch would not stay on was because the missing bevel caused the spring sub-assembly to basically be sitting crooked inside the switchplate (only off by about 1mm), which meant that when you pushed the switch in the "on" position, the spring assembly would not "pop out" as it was designed to do to keep the switch in the "on" position. The missing bevel was enabling the force of the spring to merely push the assembly sideways instead of up.
To fix this, the DIY solution is to find a very thin piece of hard / semi-hard plastic, and slide it in next to the spring assembly so that it remains straight when the switch is in the off position. Something like an old thin plastic library card might work. You'll basically cut out one of the corners and trim it down until it fits the slot next to the spring assembly, without sticking up above the housing it's in too much. Couldn't believe I got it to work, but the switch works perfectly now. Uploading some pictures for everyone so you can see what I did. I hope this helps someone out there.
(Lutron: please tell your engineers / manufacturers to increase the build quality of the bevels inside these switches. This switch did not receive heavy use.)
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