[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Pinball wizard

The house is haunted. Sell it and buy a 4 bedroom.!

Want to trade?

[Bilyclub]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

That reads like low voltage in the distribution grid around max air-conditioning and dinner prep time. If that is the case, then its due to the more sensitive nature of LED bulbs versus incandescents and the energy demand is very near maximum energy purchased and being distributed. .

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Thought of that but if so would think others would be complaining about the flickering. Lets hope for some cooler days and see what happens than.

My bathroom vanity led's have been doing it a little in the afternoon. Thought it was old age.

[Bzemom22]

Vole is a rodent ... like a mouse.

[CosmicTrucker]

I have had this same issue since day one. My vanity lights in the bathroom would do this flickering at random. Found the culprit to be the bidet as it was heating the small water tank. If I ran an extension cord to the bidet from a 15 amp circuit such as in the bedroom I would see the flicker with the bathroom lights that are on the same circuit. If I plugged the bidet into one of the plugs around the bathroom sink which is a 20amp circuit no flicker in the lights.

[chappy]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

Try changing the light bulbs, I am assuming these are LED type, and I have seen strange operation when they are starting to fail. I would change all four bulbs and see if the problem is eliminated. Next would be changing the dimmer, once again I have seen strange operation with these. Double check that all wires are tight on the dimmer. The last item may require an electrician to check the wiring connection in the first light in the string of lights as i have seen intermittent operation that clears up when the connection heats up.
Does this happen all the time, at all times of the day? Are there any other electronic controls on these lights (Alexa, Apple,Ring, etc.)? Are all the lights the same, all LED or all incandescent?

I changed the first bulb and the problem went away,

[amdubuc]

If you use LED bulbs with a dimmer switch.
The bulbs must be dimmable.
The switch must also be dimmable LED BULBS.
I had this problem. Changed circuit breaker and switch. No help.
Finally was advised to get a SWITCH FOR LED DIMMABLE BULBS.
Problem solved.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

For the past few months when we put on lights in the kitchen they flicker for about 20 seconds and than they are fine. There are 4 lights going on and they are all doing this.

Any idea why this should be happening and what to do about it?

Does not happen anywhere else in our house so scratching my head about this.

Try not drinking for 48 hours and see if it goes away.

[garytoh]

Happened to me, I replaced the original dimmer switch with a new high quality one. Problem solved.

[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by chappy

I changed the first bulb and the problem went away,

Thank you for getting back to me, I have seen interactions between LED bulbs and dimmers a few times.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

The lights in our kitchen are fluorescent. There's definitely a wiring problem on one of them, sometimes it'll light, sometimes it won't. Sometimes I'll have the lights turned on, that one will be dark, and 20 minutes later all of a sudden it'll light up. And sometimes it'll light up when I flick the switch, and 20 minutes later it goes dark again. We already replaced the bulb so it's obvious that the problem is with a loose wire somewhere. We'll just live with it, the other bulbs light up the kitchen nicely and when that one fires up it's just a bonus.

[Whitley]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Try not drinking for 48 hours and see if it goes away.

Ummm, never mind. I can live with the flickering.

[wamley]

Sounds like something has to warm up a bit. Low voltage transformer possible.

[mntlblok]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

What is a "vole". Was that a typo?

No doubt the Blue Tongued Mango Vole

[Vermilion Villager]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

For the past few months when we put on lights in the kitchen they flicker for about 20 seconds and than they are fine. There are 4 lights going on and they are all doing this.

Any idea why this should be happening and what to do about it?

Does not happen anywhere else in our house so scratching my head about this.

This is what happens to LED lights when they start to fail. Unfortunately with the rise in the popularity of LED lighting a lot of cheaply made ones have made their way into our homes, with most coming from China. Given the high initial cost that is no longer offset by the longer lifespan I'm almost considering going back to standard lightbulbs.

[pikeselectric]

Hey there Stu, Casandra with Pike's Electric here. I see a few people have recommended you to check the light bulbs first. If they are incandescent or LED, a flickering issue can come from old bulbs needing changed. OR if you have recently changed the bulbs with new, if the lights are on a dimmer, the dimmer could be having compatibility issues with the bulbs installed. A few things that you can trial on your own first. If it continues - We would be happy to help. Give us a ring if so (352) 748-6251. Have a great day!