[Robbb]

Im renting a beautiful home in Richmond, and have noticed that many of the lights on a couple circuits flicker on and off at a fast rate. Haven't seen this before, at first I thought it was a loose bulb but then realized that all the lights on a couple of circuits do it. Am I missing something? or this a thing down here with fluctuating power?

[retiredguy123]

It's an electrical defect, maybe the wall switches. Call the landlord.

[Kenswing]

Originally Posted by Robbb

Im renting a beautiful home in Richmond, and have noticed that many of the lights on a couple circuits flicker on and off at a fast rate. Haven't seen this before, at first I thought it was a loose bulb but then realized that all the lights on a couple of circuits do it. Am I missing something? or this a thing down here with fluctuating power?

We had the same problem when we moved in. It did it mostly when we were running our washing machine. Called warranty and the electricians came out and changed all our bulbs. It seems that the LED bulbs they used were the problem. The electrician was actually able to adjust one of the dimmers just so and he could turn our kitchen pendant lights into strobes. lol

[petsetc]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

We had the same problem when we moved in. It did it mostly when we were running our washing machine. Called warranty and the electricians came out and changed all our bulbs. It seems that the LED bulbs they used were the problem. The electrician was actually able to adjust one of the dimmers just so and he could turn our kitchen pendant lights into strobes. lol

LED lights are very voltage sensitive. You will find many LED fixtures have a separate voltage regulator (?) to prevent this. Most LED screw-in bulbs do not. Also, all the bulbs I've tried calling themselves "flicker-free", are not.

[villagetinker]

I agree with above, call the landlord so they are aware of the problem, and ask them to call home warranty or electrician. It appears that some of the LED bulbs are NOT designed for use with dimmers and will cause problems. If the landlord says just replace yourself, be sure the package states the LED bulbs state they are dimmable.

[MSchad]

We have a couple that do that. Found it is when the dimmer switch is in a position not quite on full.

[retiredguy123]

When buying LED bulbs, I think it is always a good idea to buy bulbs that are advertised as both "dimmable" and "flicker-free". These bulbs used to be a lot more expensive, but now the price difference is minimal and well worth buying, even if you don't use a dimmer switch. Also, the "Daylight" bulbs provide the brightest and most natural looking light.

[Rwirish]

This has been a problem south of 44, flickering lights.

[rsmurano]

It’s the led bulbs. I’ve had the electrician out a few times when we 1st moved in and they made adjustments to the switches and it still does it once in a while when you initially turn the lights on. Many others south of 44 have reported the same issue.

[mlmarr]

Originally Posted by Robbb

Im renting a beautiful home in Richmond, and have noticed that many of the lights on a couple circuits flicker on and off at a fast rate. Haven't seen this before, at first I thought it was a loose bulb but then realized that all the lights on a couple of circuits do it. Am I missing something? or this a thing down here with fluctuating power?

call the owner, sounds like a electrical shortage left by the builder ..

[Retiredsteve]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

When buying LED bulbs, I think it is always a good idea to buy bulbs that are advertised as both "dimmable" and "flicker-free". These bulbs used to be a lot more expensive, but now the price difference is minimal and well worth buying, even if you don't use a dimmer switch. Also, the "Daylight" bulbs provide the brightest and most natural looking light.

Actually, the color of the bulb has nothing to do with the brightness. Lumens are the measure of brightness. The way they get the daylight look is by dumping a lot of blue light which is bad for aging retinas. A warmer light will give just as much light wattage for wattage. It's why the military uses red lights in dark out situations. Retina sensitivity

[Bilyclub]

I have Feit brand led's from Costco and they seem to work okay with the TV installed dimmer switchs.

[JoelJohnson]

We had something like that, I called the electric company out. They found that a mole had eaten the insulation on one of the main lines and the wire eroded away . They had to find the break, dig it up and splice in a new wire.

[amdubuc]

When I changed all the bulbs to LED I had a similar issue.
DIMMABLE LED bulbs REQUIRE a dimmable LED SWITCH. I had to change several switches.������*♂️

[Rolson08]

Our friends' lights flicker when they run their Keurig machine.