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Old 03-23-2024, 06:56 AM
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Known good bulbs, not on a dimmer are flickering - Says you have a power feed problem.
If it is a loose conne
ction, then it could be a fire hazard. When you read this, call SECO and Warranty immediately.

These bulbs have very small LED's on small strings suspended in the bulb. Meant to emulate three look of an incandescent bulb.

They can develop an intermittent connection and flicker with a little vibration before they fail.

I've been replacing mine as they fail with more standard LED bulbs.
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Old 03-23-2024, 10:15 AM
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My home was built in 2020. I too have a bulb flicker issue in two bedrooms. I found the issue was the fancy toilet bidet I have . The outlet happened to be on the same circuit for the outlets in the other bedrooms. The bidet has a water heater which for some reason causes enough of a power draw to cause a noticeable flickering of any led table top lamp to flicker every time that heater kicks on. Since LED bulbs have such a low power consumption, they may be more sensitive to minor interference. It’s frustrating, but I do blame the bulbs, and not the wiring in the home.
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Old 03-23-2024, 11:33 AM
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Bought in 2021 and have replaced numerous bulbs of the type shown in post #16. All were flickering prior to replacement. I've typically replaced them with GE bulbs of the same type. I always keep the receipt and note when bulbs have been changed. GE will replace defective lamps (i.e. send you a coupon) if you keep the UPC code and receipt.
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Old 03-23-2024, 11:48 AM
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We live south of 44 and this happens a lot. It’s not the power company, it’s the led lights. We’ve had the electrical guys here multiple times during the 1st year, they made some adjustments in the switches but still does it when initially turning on the lights. It’s the lights that are causing this. When they wear out, I will put different led lights in the cans
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Old 03-23-2024, 03:14 PM
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Probably because you have light bulbs not compatible with dimmer switches. That was the issue at our home.
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I've had to replace bulbs that are in the bank of three lights in the bathrooms - no dimmer. Just chintzy bulbs.
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Call SECO and ask them to install a recorder at your house. Will establish if it’s an inside problem or an outside issue. Should be free of cost.
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