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Flicking lights

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  • 26-03-2020 11:47pm
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    theparish
    Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭


    Hello all ,

    just before Christmas last I noticed the lights in the house start to flicker at night.
    This has been going on for a number of weeks now.

    I only got a chance to have an electrician look at it this week.He checked out the fuse board and switches etc around the house and said all was ok.There was a small grey box tails he called it that was hanging from wall near old meter which was humming alot.He advised that I get the ESB to check it out.

    The ESB called today and did their check and said all was OK.They secured the grey box back onto wall.
    They mentioned drain on system power showers etc and other houses connected to line.The thing is there are 7 houses and eight people in the total in the houses.

    There cant be that much of a drain.
    Any ideas ,noticing it more now as I am off work Should I get back on to ESB .Thanks.


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    adrian92
    Registered Users Posts: 566 ✭✭✭adrian92


    theparish wrote: »
    Hello all ,

    just before Christmas last I noticed the lights in the house start to flicker at night.
    This has been going on for a number of weeks now.

    I only got a chance to have an electrician look at it this week.He checked out the fuse board and switches etc around the house and said all was ok.There was a small grey box tails he called it that was hanging from wall near old meter which was humming alot.He advised that I get the ESB to check it out.

    The ESB called today and did their check and said all was OK.They secured the grey box back onto wall.
    They mentioned drain on system power showers etc and other houses connected to line.The thing is there are 7 houses and eight people in the total in the houses.

    There cant be that much of a drain.
    Any ideas ,noticing it more now as I am off work Should I get back on to ESB .Thanks.

    Could I ask if you are in a rural area (the grid tends to be weaker in rural areas, with consquent voltage variations, causing dimming of lights under certain conditions


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    theparish
    Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭theparish


    adrian92 wrote: »
    Could I ask if you are in a rural area (the grid tends to be weaker in rural areas, with consquent voltage variations, causing dimming of lights under certain conditions

    Hi thanks for reply.

    Im on a city terrace.its all fine now during day
    when i dont need the light😀


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    adrian92
    Registered Users Posts: 566 ✭✭✭adrian92


    theparish wrote: »
    Hi thanks for reply.

    Im on a city terrace.its all fine now during day
    when i dont need the light😀

    You mentioned that this issue arose in the past few months.

    Are you aware of any significant change in this time?

    For example, did you or your neighbours get work done on the premises, or change of use

    A bit of mystery


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    adrian92
    Registered Users Posts: 566 ✭✭✭adrian92


    adrian92 wrote: »
    You mentioned that this issue arose in the past few months.

    Are you aware of any significant change in this time?

    For example, did you or your neighbours get work done on the premises, or change of use

    A bit of mystery

    Perhaps talk to one of your neighbours and ask if they experiencing the same thing


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    topmanamillion
    Registered Users Posts: 3,352 ✭✭✭topmanamillion


    Did one of your neighbours decided to become a THC entrepreneur?


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    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 69,097 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Flickering lights with LEDs or CFLs can mean something different to ye-olde incandescent. What type of lighting do you have?


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    theparish
    Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭theparish


    L1011 wrote: »
    Flickering lights with LEDs or CFLs can mean something different to ye-olde incandescent. What type of lighting do you have?

    Can't smell anything unusual from neighbors😄

    I will have to check with neighbours.
    Three doors down did a big refurb lately.
    The bulbs are a mix of old and led.

    Thanks for replies


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    Bruthal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,422 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    theparish wrote: »
    Hi thanks for reply.

    Im on a city terrace.its all fine now during day
    when i dont need the light��

    Do you have the light on during the day to see that it is not affected during the day?


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    theparish
    Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭theparish


    Bruthal wrote: »
    Do you have the light on during the day to see that it is not affected during the day?

    Hi ,its not noticeable during day.
    Take this evening I had afew lights on at 8.30.
    Then at 10.30 ish the flicking started.

    Friday night last it lasted for about an hour and went back to normal again


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    adrian92
    Registered Users Posts: 566 ✭✭✭adrian92


    You said neighbours carried out significant work.

    Is there a possibility you could ask a(different) neighbour if they have experienced the same thing?


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