It it safe to use this dimmer switch on LED bulbs?

gumbie3

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Hi there,

I have a question about dimmer switches for LED flood lights. My kitchen has six floodlights on a Lutron toggler dimmer switch, model AY-603P.

http://www.lutron.com/en-US/pages/SupportCenter/support.aspx?modelNumber=AY-603P&&SECTION=Documents

Up until now I have had fluorescent lights in them. The lights needed replacing so I ordered some new ones, however, I accidently ordered LED bulbs instead. I put the LED bulbs in and they seem to work just fine on my dimmer switch, no buzzing or flickering. My question is...

Is this safe? I had read that I should only use LED approved dimmer switches with LED bulbs. My dimmer model does not say that it is LED compatible, the manual for the Lutron AY-603P dimmer switch says that it can be used with halogen and incandescent lights, it doesn't say anything about LED lights. Are there any electrical risks to using LED bulbs on a this type of dimmer switch? Any commentary guidance would be welcome. Thanks!
 
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