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festa
Joined: 06 Feb 2006
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Location: Cheshire,
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When i switched my kettle on today the ceiling lights flickered!  Any ideas? |
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andy
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:47 pm |
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high power demand. wouldnt worry too much |
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ban-all-sheds
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:50 pm |
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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? |
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colport27
Joined: 22 Nov 2005
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Location: Essex,
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:54 pm |
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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.....!!!!!!!!!!! |
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andy
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:11 pm |
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| 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 |
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colport27
Joined: 22 Nov 2005
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Location: Essex,
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:13 pm |
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Well our lights still flicker when the hoover is switched on. |
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andy
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:15 pm |
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| 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 |
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colport27
Joined: 22 Nov 2005
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Location: Essex,
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:21 pm |
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So in answer to festa`s original question what`s the reply?
Loose neutral connection at the DB? |
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festa
Joined: 06 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:43 pm |
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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 !!! |
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