Various lights (on different breakers) are flickering. This happens randomly when nothing major is in use nor is anything major kicking on (like an AC or fridge) and I've also noticed happens sometimes if I use something (for instance a tool I used this evening initially sounded quite drained and sputtery as the lights flickered). I believe it's also happening on an entire different line for someone else but not positive. The flickering is usually pretty speedy, flicking a couple/few times rather fast....not sure if it's my imagination but it does vary from being dim to brighter at points.
When this happens do you notice some get brighter while others get dimmer? That would be a neutral connection issue either on the street or within your service panel/meter. Are they on different circuits (breakers)? I assumed you mean more than one fixture flickering.
If only 1 circuit flickers, it's in that circuit. Likely the wiring goes from plug to plug/switch and could be a loose connection at any of the plugs on the circuit.
--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, subprong <subprong@...> wrote:
>
> I've noticed flickering lights indoors the last couple of days that are
> fairly frequent. Electrically speaking nothing has changed recently. The
> only thing of minor note would be that I changed out an outdoor security
> light bulb a week or so ago on a dusk til dawn sensored light. Is there a
> chance that this bulb is working properly (lit) but be somehow defective
> that it would trigger problems on other circuits (pulling current from
> other circuits)?
>
> This light flickering happened a few years ago. The electric company came
> out and did something at the pole which fixed things up at the time. After
> he left I found a 3" long section of tightly bundled wires that had been
> cut and I presume replaced or adapted. It was a bunch of colored wires
> within a black casing. Probably about 3/4"-1" in diameter.
>
> Basically trying to figure out if this is something on my end or their end
> again.
>
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