Why are my energy-saving or screw-in fluorescent lamps dropping out at low end or flickering?
These lamps, whether they be termed energy saving or otherwise, are really fluorescent lamps at their heart. Even the ones marked or packaged as dimmable generally exhibit problems with light levels dropping off suddenly when dimming down, or there can be flickering throughout the dimming range. Lutron does not recommend using these bulbs and reminds you that you are already saving energy when dimming your regular incandescent lights.
