I recently purchased a home and I've been noticing my recess lights in the living room and in my kitchen have been flickering or dimming slightly for a few seconds and then going back to normal.. Does anyone why it's doing that and how can I fix the problem..I checked the recess lights and they look fairly new and look in good shape..I recently switched the light switch to a dimmer switch for the recess lights but it does share switches on the same outlet for other lights
Flickering lights
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What kind of bulbs? Is the flickering constant? I had an issue with some CREE LED fixtures strobing on a LED compatible dimmer. Apparently not all dimmable LEDs are compatible with all dimmers. If you are using incandescent bulbs what wattage are they? Did they do this before you swapped the switch for the dimmer?
If the bulbs are too big, wattage wise, they will tend to cycle on and off as the thermo-coupling heats and cools.
If the bulbs are too big, wattage wise, they will tend to cycle on and off as the thermo-coupling heats and cools.
nealtw
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Turn off the breaker and see what else stops running, like a freezer or something.
