[bark4me]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

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

Yes. I had that problem and said it was the LED light bulbs. Their fix was to replace them all

[bark4me]

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

Had the same problem. When the washer ran the bathroom lights would flicker

[bark4me]

Originally Posted by 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.

Agree. We have the same problem

[bark4me]

Originally Posted by Retiredsteve

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

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[hlr1190]

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?

This has been a common theme and question on all the social media sites for at least the past year regarding new home ownership in TV. TV installs a very low quality bulb that does not work well with dimmers. Had to replace almost all off these bulbs in the first 6 months of ownership.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Retiredsteve

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

Thanks. But, before you replace your LEDs with incandescents, according to the Cleveland Clinic,

"There are no signs of structural damage to the retina from the LED technology. There is absolutely no serious risk to using LEDs in your home or business environment. In the pro-con list of LED lightbulbs, the pros—environmentally friendly, saving you up to 10% on your energy bill, and better light quality—far outweigh the cons."

You are correct that lumens is the technical measurement of brightness. Although, I don't always believe the lumen rating for some bulbs. Personally, I prefer the natural appearance of the "daylight" bulbs, especially in the kitchen, bathrooms, and for reading. The other bulbs look yellowish. I have a 100 watt equivalent daylight LED bulb in my reading lamp, and it is amazing how much easier it makes reading. But, I think it is a personal choice.

[Thmixon]

If anyone has the flickering problem, I have a set of 6 Bright white bulbs that I will sell for half the Amazon price. These are Phillips which the electrician told us is the only one that has figured out this flicker issue. I bought the wrong color vs what I have in my lamps.

[mikemalloy]

We had that problem with our new house in St. Johns. We changed to new bulbs and the problem stopped. Get the feeling that TV got a great deal on some defective bulbs.

[Ksfirefighter]

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?

It’s the crappy china led bulbs!
Mine were the same way

[Larchap49]

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?

Is there a dimmer on those circuits, if so there are non dimmable bulbs in the lamps

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Larchap49

Is there a dimmer on those circuits, if so there are non dimmable bulbs in the lamps

Apparently, "dimmable" and "flicker-free" are two separate things. Theoretically, non-dimmable bulbs should work fine if the dimmer is turned up to the highest setting, if the dimmer is working properly.

[DAVES]

The good old days are gone. Led bulbs, supposed to last what do they claim 25 years? I have a bag full of them that are blown. Where did I buy those? Where is the receipt? For some sending them back to CHINA costs far more than I paid for the bulbs delivered.

The blown bulbs are useful as markers in the yard. Stuff like where the sprinkler heads are.
When done I put them back in the bag.

Color of light seems to not be consistent to what is stated. Typical of electronic stuff one out of whatever fits your fixture will fail early. If a fixture takes 4 I always buy 6 or more. We have many fixtures that take the same looking bulb. I have a closet full of them, ok half a shelf.

Good news. Our outside lamp I have 3 Cree brand bulbs in it. The brighter ones 10 amp? and warm tone. They are nine years old still working fine a guess 9 yearsx10 hours a day=365x10=3650 a year x9=32850 that is amazing