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How to deal with those flickering lights by Richard Conard
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How to deal with those flickering lights |
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Home Improvement
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While most people believe the those lights in the house that are always flickering or even becoming dim periodically are something that is normal and should be tolerated, the truth of the matter is that they are courting danger. A soft flicker the gets pronounced over the course of time is usually a clear indication that there is poor connection somewhere in the electrical system; you need a competent Los Angeles electrician to check it out. However, before you call in an electrician Los Angeles you want to know a few important things. You want to take note whether the flickering is associated with switching on a large appliance, how frequently it occurs and whether it is throughout the house or it is in one room.
If for instance the lights are flickering in one particular area of the house or there is only one particular light that flickers, there are chances that you are dealing with one light bulb that is faulty or that there is a poor connection between the bulb and the light fixture socket. However, if you notice that there are several light fixtures that are involved; you could be dealing with a problem with the electric circuit itself. An electrician in Los Angeles can be asked to do a complete circuit diagnosis so as to get to the bottom of the loos or hot conductor that is the cause of the problem. This could be found in a switch, a receptacle, a j-box or may be at the main panel itself. Once identified, a commercial electrician should be able to deal with the problem as soon as possible.
Sometimes lights at home may flicker whenever you turn on a large appliance such as the air conditioning unit. This may be a common problem especially for people who have large outdoor air conditioning units that draw more than 100 amps when they get turned on. Majority of homes have not more than 200 amps of main electrical service and this will definitely cause some brief flickering. When this is the cause of your problem, you may not be able to solve it personally; call a residential electrician or emergency electrician who will check to make sure that your outdoor AC units is wired appropriately and also that the fusing is done correctly.
When you have lights flickering all over the house and they are not necessarily associated with any large appliance operation, you still need to have your Electrician Studio City looking at the main electrical panel without any delay; this is because you may be dealing with a potential loose service conductor in the main electrical panel or may be in the meter base and both of these are serious potential fire hazards.
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