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Odd behavior, LED lamp

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#1 ·
I have a wall sconce fixture on our stairs, everything seemed to work fine until I started swapping incandescent lamps for LED lamps, the new LED lamp stays dimly lit when the switch is off (all night/day) it never did it before with the incandescents what do you guys think is the issue?

Thanks
 
#6 ·
No, nothing to worry about if it doesn't bother you. What's happening is that the LEDs require so little current that normal leakage in your wiring provides just enough voltage when the switches are off that they will glow.

The remedy is the same as in that video above. If you can, replace an LED with an incandescent bulb. And it doesn't even have to be as large as what was there before.

-Hal
 
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