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The main problem here is what we call bleeding. The LEDs need such little current to work, that they flicker even when the switch is in the off position. If you note, there are only 2 wires coming into your switch, live, and the wire going to the load. For the circuit to work, the circuit requires a small amount of voltage, and this is achieved by drawing some current. The only way to get the current to flow, is to switch on for a very short time, however what happens, is that the LEDs will switch on, for this brief period.
The solution is to use one incandescent light in parrallel in your circuit/LEDs, which will stop the flickering. The reason being that the resistance of the incandescent lamp is so low, that the current required by the dimmer circuit will be provided by the incandescent light, and stop the LEDs from flickering when in the very low of off position.
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