Flickering light on PD-6ANS

[claytongillen]

Hello,

I recently moved into a new apartment and wanted to install Lutron Caseta smart switches. I followed instructions to get the smart switch installed. However, when the switch is in the “off” position, my ceiling light (2 led bulbs) flicker. This happens every 1-2 seconds. The smart switch works wirelessly and turns off and on without any issues.


I tried to install a different PD-6ANS on a different area and had the same issue.
I suspect that it is a bulb issue. Any advice?
Thanks in advance!

[Joy L.]

Hello claytongillen, welcome to the Forums. We are sorry to hear about the issue you have encountered. This is an LED issue known as ghosting where a small amount of current powering the switch in the Off state is trickling to the lighting load in the Off state. This can be rectified by switching to a different (possibly higher-wattage) LED bulb, or a more resistive load like an incandescent or halogen bulb. Alternatively, the ghosting can also be eliminated by installing a Lutron shunt capacitor model LUT-MLC along with the circuit. See the below install guide for an illustration of this install:

https://assets.lutron.com/a/documents/041294.pdf

We hope this helps!