[Danth1980]

Is this “Normal” in TV? We just moved into a new home in Dabney and have an issue with the lights doing a momentary flicker just one quick flicker, then again a little later. This happens on fixtures we had an electrician install and ones the same electrical company installed during build. I am not blaming the local electrical company. We have seen this when the AC turns on, when the wash machine in an agitate cycle, and when a contractor starts a power tool at the house next door., and just randomly. I am going to ask the neighbors if they are experiencing this also. My wife will be contacting Eaton engineering (she dealt with them when she worked) we have an Eaton whole house surge protector installed, and we may contact local building inspectors. Any Thoughts?

[Kenswing]

Originally Posted by Danth1980

Is this “Normal” in TV? We just moved into a new home in Dabney and have an issue with the lights doing a momentary flicker just one quick flicker, then again a little later. This happens on fixtures we had an electrician install and ones the same electrical company installed during build. I am not blaming the local electrical company. We have seen this when the AC turns on, when the wash machine in an agitate cycle, and when a contractor starts a power tool at the house next door., and just randomly. I am going to ask the neighbors if they are experiencing this also. My wife will be contacting Eaton engineering (she dealt with them when she worked) we have an Eaton whole house surge protector installed, and we may contact local building inspectors. Any Thoughts?

We had the same issue when we moved in. Call Warranty. The electricians came out and replaced most of our bulbs. It seems some LED's are better than others. If I positioned my dimmers just so, I could get my kitchen pendant lights to strobe. Kinda cool if you're having a dance party. Not so cool if you're having a nice dinner. lol

[Maker]

The electricity in the south is very stable and has not done things like you describe. I would start with warranty and with SECO and get the repair process started. That would be at no cost to you.
I have no flickers or any other indications that anything (ac, washer, dryer, fridge, etc) has just started or stopped.
I am guessing a loose connection in your power feed or breaker panel. That could be a hot wire or poor ground.

[Danth1980]

At my last house it was 90% LED bulbs and the only time I saw a flicker was when the cleanings lady's Oreck vacuum cleaner started. In three days prior to having the whole house surge protector installed, we never saw a flicker. Just spoke to next door neighbor, and he has no flickers at all, a.n I'm sure his LED's and dimmer switches are pretty much the same since the houses were built a few days apart.

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

We had the same issue when we moved in. Call Warranty. The electricians came out and replaced most of our bulbs. It seems some LED's are better than others. If I positioned my dimmers just so, I could get my kitchen pendant lights to strobe. Kinda cool if you're having a dance party. Not so cool if you're having a nice dinner. lol

Probably this.

Some dimmers they use can to be set for LED and calibrated to the bulbs.

[Dusty_Star]

Definitely call the Warranty Department Home Page - The Villages Residential Construction and Home Warranty : The Villages Residential Construction and Home Warranty

[villagetinker]

As noted above, there are problems with some of the less expensive LED lights, as well as the dimmers. The first thing to check is to see if the LEDs are labeled as 'Dimmable' many of the cheaper LEDs are NOT dimmable and will exhibit strange behavior when connected to a dimmer. Also, I have seen reports of some dimmers being sensitive to dips or surges from other equipment.
I would hope home warranty would cover this, but if they do not, take the worse case location try changing ALL if the LED bulbs to name brand high-quality bulbs and if this does not fix the problem, then change out the dimmer to one that lists LEDs as a suitable load.

[retiredguy123]

I would never buy non-dimmable LED bulbs. The cost difference is not worth the savings. I think non-dimmable LEDs should be removed from the market.

[djlnc]

We lived in our last house in NC for ten years and I only had to replace a few LED bulbs during that time. We purchased new construction in Richmond a little over a year ago and I'm replacing a bulb every month or so. I think the builders got a hold of a truckload of made in China rejects for a good price.

[Stu from NYC]

Replace the bulbs.

Last summer when temps were very high my kitchen bulbs would do the same thing.

Bulbs were older than yours. When I posed the question on here advise was to replace the bulbs making sure they are dimmable.

Did that and problem went away.

[asianthree]

Cases of certain lot number of bulbs used by many of the builders were defective. Every bulb inside and out had to be replaced in our house.

Bulbs Caused flickering for many homes. Galaxy, Pikes, and 2 other well known and trusted companies had to replace hundreds of bulbs.

Warranty is very aware just give them a call.

[Danth1980]

I just replaced 9 bulbs with new bulbs that I brought from my last house, and they still flickered, and this brand bulb worked fine at my last house. Lights on both dimmer switches and rocker switches flicker.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by Danth1980

I just replaced 9 bulbs with new bulbs that I brought from my last house, and they still flickered, and this brand bulb worked fine at my last house. Lights on both dimmer switches and rocker switches flicker.

Call warranty they will keep replacing bulbs until they stop flickering

[srswans]

Have warranty calibrate the dimmers as mentioned above. Worked for us.

[Maker]

Originally Posted by Danth1980

I just replaced 9 bulbs with new bulbs that I brought from my last house, and they still flickered, and this brand bulb worked fine at my last house. Lights on both dimmer switches and rocker switches flicker.

Known good bulbs, not on a dimmer are flickering - Says you have a power feed problem.
If it is a loose connection, then it could be a fire hazard. When you read this, call SECO and Warranty immediately.