kitchen rotary switch and LED ceiling spots flickering

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hi everyone, have 8 dimable spot lights (GU10) in kitchen ceiling. decided to change them to dimmable LED's. the switch is a dimmable switch (rotary). now 2 of the lights flicker. any idea why please? also the switch has a buzzing sound to it.not loud but can hear it if close to it. see picture of back of current switch attached. the current wattage of the new LED's i installed are 4.5w.

i also noticed the earth cable (green/yellow) is not connected. could this be the issue? am no electrician so have no idea.

what could be the reason for the flickering? do i need to change the switch to a new dimmable rotary swithc and if so could you recommend one from say screwfix/toolstation or B&Q? many thanks

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You can try adjusting the small adjuster screw on the back of that dimmer.
However as it states 60-400VA and you only have about 36 in total, it's not likely to work well.

A different dimmer suitable for lower loads would be a likely solution.

The earth wire should be connected to the metal plate.
It's unrelated to the flickering.
 

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