Reviews of Lutron MA-1000-LA 1000-Watt Maestro Singe Pole Digital Fad Dimmer

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My biggest gripe about this switch is that I cannot adjust the light level when the lights are off. If you are quick, it is possible to "catch" the lights as they fade-to-on by pushing the dimmer either direction, effectively stopping the lights at the brightness they were at when you pushed the button. Lutron, if you are listening, fixing this issue would make this my ideal dimmer switch! (It is still pretty close, as I gave it 5 stars in spite of this technical omission).

Despite this shortcoming, I am very happy with this purchase, because this dimmer switch offers the following feature set that I feel is currently unmatched in the dimmer switch market:

1. Ease of use. My house guests don't get confused or ask questions about how to use this switch. It is very intuitive to figure out the basic features.

2. Time-delay power down. Holding the lower portion of the switch makes the LED's on the left flash from the bottom up, adding 10 seconds of delay for each second of depression. Hold the switch for 3 seconds, and you just bought yourself 30 seconds to get into bed before the lights fade-to-off (70 seconds max). This is my favorite feature, and one that is not available on most other dimmer switches.

3. The switch has LED's that show the current light level (fairly common feature)

4. Double-tapping turns on lights to full brightness (fairly common feature)

5. The cut-off power switch. *DISCLAIMER: Never do any electrical work without shutting off power from your circuit breaker!* I have broken this rule using the cut-off tab at the bottom of the switch, and survived. It also proved invaluable when the breaker to my bedroom kept flipping, to help me isolate the problem to something else. This is about a 50/50 feature on other dimmer switches.

6. The programmable fade on/fade off times. I am using the default for my main bedroom lighting, but slowed down the fade on/off time for the accent lights that illuminate my wall art. Not a critical feature, but definitely nice to have, and very uncommon.

I bought this switch instead of the 600W version because I needed to break one of the tabs off the side to make it fit in a multi-gang box. Doing this reduces the max power draw supported by the switch. My installation is controlling about 300W of lighting, and I wanted more headroom than the equivalent 600W switch would allow (The 600W drops to 450W when breaking one of the tabs off). Be sure to consult the manual to determine the maximum wattage if you are installing this switch in a multi-gang box (it drops depending on how many tabs you need to remove). Overall, highly recommended!

EDIT on Aug 19, 2013-

Despite the fact that I already gave this 5 starts and what I would consider to be a glowing review, I thought that I should include an additional feature that was brought to my attention in the comments. I verified that pushing the upper portion of the dimmer switch on the right does turn the lights on to the dimmest level. Additionally, holding the upper portion of the dimming rocker will fade the lights up from the lowest setting until the rocker is released. As the commenter suggests, I think this alleviates my gripe about not being able to adjust the light level when the lights are off. Thanks for sharing this feature with future buyers!

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First, we got the "Leviton 6631-LW SureSlide 600W Incandescent Slide Dimmer, Single-Pole, White" but it buzzed with our 9 light chandelier, so we got this one instead and love it. It has lots of great features like delayed off.

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great dimmer lights fade-on to a preset level with just the touch of the button. another touch, they fade-off. Two rapid taps, and the lights come on full. Most units like this at local home stores are only good for 750 Watts. If you have a lower requirement, save money and get a lower wattage rated unit; otherwise, this is the unit for you.

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Item had current capacity required for installation and was priced $20 below local hardware store prices. Arrived on schedule, and met my expectations.

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