the flickering is not associated with anything coming on or off. Contractor said it wasn't caused by them and power company said its not them, another is saying it could be ground wire. All I know this wasn't happening in sept.2006
2006-11-25 06:36:15 · 12 answers · asked by dottie 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
check the connection in your breaker box sometimes a breaker will start to go bad and cause the system to get weird also if that doesn't work check out bob villas website and ask the same question those guys have heard it all and deal with the pros. last resort is to blame it on ghosts and rent out rooms at a very high rate.
2006-11-25 06:41:31 · answer #1 · answered by doc 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You said the contractor said it wasn't them....Have you had work done recently, if so it may be their fault it sounds like a loose neutral which can be a fire hazard I would have them check the main neutrals(seeing how all your lights flicker), if they don't find any loose, they can also check the neutrals that come in from the power company and if it's the power company the Electrician can call the power company and let them know what's going on, If you don't have anything loose have your power company put a voltage monitor on your service to see if they are having voltage drops which would cause your lights to flicker, but it does sound like a loose neutral.
2006-11-25 08:04:45 · answer #2 · answered by Ray D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If all lighting fixtures furnishings are flickering, i'd suspect a loose connection it particularly is person-friendly to all lighting fixtures furnishings. this could be on your substantial panel, the meter base, the utilities' connections on the climate-head (in case you have an overhead provider), or maybe on the utilities' transformer that serves your place. in case you have a neighbor it particularly is served by a similar transformer as you, then you definitely could ask them if their lighting fixtures furnishings are flickering too. If purely some lighting fixtures furnishings are flickering, i'd in all hazard activate all lighting fixtures furnishings (or a minimum of a few lighting fixtures furnishings on all mild circuits), and take a verify out to be certain which circuits are flickering on a similar time. the priority would be at someone-friendly source to all lighting fixtures furnishings that are flickering. in case you're mushy working with electrical energy, you are able to try turning off the substantial and be certain all electrical energy is off with a voltmeter, then tighten all de-energized connections on your substantial panel, consisting of the neutrals (white wires), yet stay faraway from the "warm" substantial wires. this would treatment your problem. If the priority nonetheless persists, and is affecting purely some lighting fixtures furnishings, call an electrician. If a million/2 or extra of your lighting fixtures furnishings are nonetheless flickering, call your skill company.
2016-10-04 08:45:12 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a Federal-Pacific (FPE) main breaker panel, this is fairly common. The best thing is to replace it. This company went out of business due to manufacturing defective circuit breakers that caused fires. I had one in my previoush house and my lights flickered, especially when it got cold outside for some reason.
2006-11-25 13:07:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My used to that when drunks left a certain bar and hit a certain telephone pole than There was a problem with raccoons and birds on the ......damn ,forgot what it's called and my grama has a short that gives her trouble ,My uncle was an electrician for the navy and they had a similar prob ,A screw had fallen into a power box . So many possibilities you just have to trace all your wires .
2006-11-25 06:47:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Poor grounding can cause you all kinds of problems. You need to determine when it does it, like if the wind is blowing, etc. An electrician needs to be there when it actually happens.
2006-11-25 06:54:42 · answer #6 · answered by Thomas S 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If its any consolation its happening in my home too...lucky for us its only 2 lights, but in the dining room so its kinda annoying.
We think its the light switch, not connecting to the mains properly. In your case it may be the mains not connecting to the world properly..??
Sorry no solution, just understanding. ciao
2006-11-25 06:47:50 · answer #7 · answered by downpilot 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have your electric utility company check the connections from the pole to the house........there may be a loose connection or a bad ground..
2006-11-29 01:46:06 · answer #8 · answered by VALENTINO 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a short circuit somewhere.
2006-11-25 06:39:00 · answer #9 · answered by lanisoderberg69 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
short secut or they need to replace them
2006-11-25 06:43:56 · answer #10 · answered by Austin H 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋