LEVITON LED DIMMER - WHITE - 450W

Name: LEVITON LED DIMMER - WHITE - 450W
Brand: LEDCO
SKU: LCDIM-LEV120V-450W
Price: 89.97 CAD
Availability: InStock

SKU: LCDIM-LEV120V-450W

Brand: LEDCO

Say goodbye to that one harsh "on" setting. This LED dimmer — SKU LCDIM-LEV120V-450W — is a Decora slide-style wall control that gives you smooth, full-range adjustment from a soft evening glow right up to full brightness. People search for it as a dimmer switch, a slide dimmer, a Decora dimmer or a 3-way dimmer switch, and it answers to all of those names: it works in single pole (one location) installations and in 3-way (two location) setups when paired with a 3-way switch. It's built for the realities of modern lighting, where one circuit can feed several dimmable LED pot lights, a pendant and a strip of undercabinet lighting all at once.

This model is the DSM10 version of the Decora Slide family, rated 120VAC-60Hz with a load rating of 450W LED/CFL, 1000W incandescent/halogen and 1000VA magnetic low voltage (MLV) — so it handles big banks of fixtures as well as older loads. It uses a Decora rocker for preset ON/OFF that keeps your chosen brightness level, plus an integrated linear slide bar for fine tuning, an optional locator light, and a minimum/maximum light level adjustment you can program to kill flicker and optimize ambiance. A Mode Switch (factory-set to Mode A, switchable to B) fixes bulbs that don't start smoothly. No neutral required, a built-in radio/TV interference filter, no fins for multi-gang installation, and a slim housing that drops into a standard wallbox. It is cCSAus Certified to Standard 184.1, complies with UL 1472, carries NOM, is NEMA SSL 7A compliant and California Title 24 compliant, and is backed by a five-year limited warranty. It ships in White with Ivory and Light Almond faceplates included.

Kitchens, dining rooms, primary bedrooms, basements, home theatres, restaurants, boutiques, clinics and hotel rooms — anywhere a Canadian renovation calls for real control over the light. It gangs cleanly beside other Decora devices, so your switch plate stays consistent. If you'd rather go wireless or smart, compare it with the Lutron Caseta LED dimmer 150W or the classic paddle-style Lutron Diva LED dimmer 150W. Make sure your fixtures and drivers are marked dimmable, then add this dimmer to your order and take control of every room.

Built around a Decora slide
This control pairs a familiar Decora rocker with a slender, integrated slide bar. The rocker gives you preset ON/OFF switching that remembers the brightness you last chose, while the linear slide handles fine adjustment across the full range. The housing is slim and compact so it fits easily into a standard wallbox, and because there are no fins to break off for multi-gang installation, it lines up neatly beside other Decora devices in two, three and four-gang plates. Faceplates snap off and on for a simple colour change — the device is packaged in White with Ivory and Light Almond faceplates, and additional faceplate colours are available, which keeps inventory simple for contractors.

Dimming performance and flicker control
Designed for optimal control of dimmable LED bulbs, this dimmer delivers a wider dimming range with LED lamps than conventional incandescent dimmers. You can customize the dimming range using the minimum/maximum light level adjustment switch to help eliminate flicker, maximize energy savings and dial in the ambiance you want. The Mode Switch is pre-set at the factory to Mode A; for applications where bulbs do not turn on smoothly or show inconsistent performance at start-up, set it to Mode B. The same Mode Switch is used to enter program mode for setting the minimum or maximum dimming level. LED and CFL bulbs must be marked or rated as dimmable to be used with this control.

Technical specifications
Type: Decora Slide LED/CFL/Incandescent/Halogen/MLV dimmer (DSM10)
SKU: LCDIM-LEV120V-450W
Voltage, frequency: 120VAC-60Hz
LED/CFL load: 450W (3.75A)
Incandescent/halogen load: 1000W
MLV load: 1000VA
Multi-gang derating: 450W (3.75A) LED/CFL single, 2-gang and 3-gang or more; 1000W incandescent/halogen single, 800W 2-gang, 700W 3-gang or more
Neutral required: No
Control: Single pole or 3-way (with a 3-way switch)
Locator light: Yes
Operating temperature: 0°C to 55°C
Storage temperature: -10°C to 85°C
Relative humidity: 20% to 90% non-condensing
Certifications: cCSAus Certified to Standard 184.1, complies with UL 1472, NOM, NEMA SSL 7A compliant, California Title 24 compliant
Warranty: Five-year limited warranty

Wiring and installation
No neutral is required at the box, which makes this a friendly retrofit in older Canadian homes. Always shut off power at the panel before removing the existing switch and confirm whether the circuit is single pole or 3-way before you begin; in a 3-way application, this dimmer pairs with a standard 3-way switch at the second location. Note that sharing a neutral wire may cause flickering — connect all devices to the same phase, or run a separate neutral to each phase. A built-in radio/TV interference filter helps keep the circuit quiet. Respect the multi-gang derating chart when several controls share a plate, don't overcrowd the box, and test the full slide range once power is restored. When in doubt, have a licensed electrician complete the connection.

Where it works and what to pair it with
Use it over a bank of dimmable LED pot lights in a kitchen or open-plan basement, over dining room pendants, in a home theatre, a bedroom, or in commercial spaces like restaurants, salons, clinics and boutique retail where a 450W LED capacity covers a lot of fixtures on one circuit. If a project calls for wireless control, a remote or a smart-home tie-in instead, look at the Lutron Caseta starter kit, the Lutron Pico remote for Caseta wireless dimmers, or the Lutron Skylark LED dimmer 150W for a smaller load. The full technical PDF (LCDIM-LEV120V-450W Spec Sheet) is in the Documentation tab with dimensional drawings, the specifications at-a-glance table and the multi-gang derating chart.

Technical Files