Light flicker

festa · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:13 pm Post Subject: Light flicker

When i switched my kettle on today the ceiling lights flickered!

Any ideas?

andy · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:47 pm Post Subject:

high power demand. wouldnt worry too much

ban-all-sheds · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:50 pm Post Subject:

Mmmm...

The switching on of a 3kW (absolute max) load should not make lights flicker.

Festa - has this happened before? Has anything changed recently? Does it happen wherever you plug in the kettle? Do other appliances cause the same effect?

colport27 · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:54 pm Post Subject:

Our hoover does this in our house?

Should I be worried?

I know I will call the sparky back that fitted the new DB.

Damn, that was me.....!!!!!!!!!!!

andy · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:11 pm Post Subject:

colport27 wrote:

Our hoover does this in our house?

Should I be worried?

I know I will call the sparky back that fitted the new DB.

Damn, that was me.....!!!!!!!!!!!

hoovers are a totally different type of load. kettles etc are resistive

colport27 · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:13 pm Post Subject:

Well our lights still flicker when the hoover is switched on.

andy · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:15 pm Post Subject:

colport27 wrote:

Well our lights still flicker when the hoover is switched on.

most high loads do. lights in my house dim (very slightly) when the shower is switched on

colport27 · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:21 pm Post Subject:

So in answer to festa`s original question what`s the reply?
Loose neutral connection at the DB?

festa · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:43 pm Post Subject:

Cheers for the reply, today i lifted a few boards to check the junction boxes of the light circuit for loose connections in any and found a loose N wire to one of my spot lights in the kitchen......tightened it up and the flicker has now stopped.......strange but true hmmmmm

Big thanks !!!