5 Issues That Might Be Causing Your Lights To Flicker

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2. 5 Issues That Might Be Causing Your Lights To Flicker || Electrical Contractors in Kansas City 1 4 A u g Ca te g o ry : B lo g  F lic k e rin g lig h ts a re a ma jo r irrita tio n fo r mo s t p e o p le , b u t th e y mig h t b e a s ig n o f s o me th in g mo re s e rio u s . On e wo u ld p re s u me th a t th e r e is a n e le c tric a l v o lta g e p ro b le m with th e p o we r p ro v id e r . B u t th e re a re in s ta n c e s wh e n y o u n e e d to in v e s tig a te wh a t is c a u s in g th e flic k e rin g in y o u r o wn h o me . F lic k e rin g lig h ts ma y a p p e a r to b e a s ma ll p ro b le m, b u t th e y re q u ire th e imme d ia te a tte n tio n o f a n e le c tr ic ia n n e a r y o u . S e v e ra l fa c to rs c o n trib u te to th is . Cir c u it Ov e r lo a d If th e o th e r a p p lia n c e s a t h o me , lik e th e mic ro wa v e , wa s h in g ma c h in e , te le v is io n s , a n d a ir c o n d itio n e r , a re wo rk in g fin e a n d o n ly y o u r lig h ts a re flic k e rin g , it ma y b e a n e le c tric a l o v e rlo a d . E le c tric a l c irc u its a re u s e d to h a n d le a c e rta in a mo u n t o f e le c tric a l lo a d . A s la rg e a p p lia n c e s u tiliz e mo re p o we r , y o u r lig h ts g e t a ffe c te d in th e p ro c e s s . Y o u c a n e n h a n c e y o u r e le c tric a l c irc u it to h a n d le mo re p o we r . Ou td a te d Wir in g E le c tric ity c a n ju mp fro m o n e c irc u it to a n o th e r if th e wirin g is n o t in s u la te d . Old a n d o u td a te d wirin g c a n c a u s e e le c tric ity to ju mp o u t o f its in te n d e d c irc u it. It c a n ma k e th e lig h ts flic k e r a s th e in te n d e d c irc u it d o e s n o t re c e iv e th e n e e d e d c u rre n t a n d c a u s e a n o v e rh e a tin g is s u e le a d in g to fire in e x tre me s itu a tio n s . 5 Issues That Might Be Causing Your Lights To Flicker || Electrical Contractors in Kansas City

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