Why is my compact fluorescent light keeps on flickering even the switch is OFF?

I used a %26quot;lighted switch%26quot; when the power is OFF so I can locate the switch when it is OFF. But the CFL(compact fluorescent light) in that circuit flickers continuously. When I changed the lighted switch to a regular switch the flickering stop.Is there something wrong with the switch? I have a 220V|||When the switch is off, a small current passes through the small bulb in the switch to light it.





When the switch is on, all the current is delivered to the light bulb, and there is none passing through the small bulb in the switch.





This works fine with normal bulbs, but the small trickle of power can cause CFLs to flicker and may produce large amounts of radio interference.





So the switch is probably fine, but it won%26#039;t work with CFLs. Depending on where the light is you may be fine with a normal bulb. CFLs work best where they are on for extended periods of time, and poorly where they are turned off and on repeatedly for brief periods.





There may be newer lighted switches that overcome this problem, but they%26#039;ll probably cost more.|||clearly your switch was malfunctioning and letting some power through in the %26quot;off%26quot; position. An incandescent bulb would have simply bin very dim, probably not even noticeable. However, due to the design of a CFL, it would not be able to constantly maintain light without enough power so it would just flicker.


Either keep the non lighted switch or switch to a different lighted one, preferably one of a different design or from a different company.