How to Fix Flickering Lights in Your House - Blinking - Flashing

How to fix blinking or flashing or flickering lights in your house that are driving you crazy.This shows you a very common cause that can happen over time and help show you how to fix it and what to check.

Even if you aren't comfortable doing this electrical work yourself at least you can share this with a qualified electrician that can help you.

As always with any repair electrical work can be dangerous. You must ALWAYS turn off the power to the panel.

Remember the main feed/lugs are still energized and can be dangerous when working in your panel. So use this for general information but it is NOT a complete instructional video.

This is to help you with your problem and point you in the right direction. YOU are responsible for what you do and determining what you are capable and feel safe doing.

I hope this video is helpful and may solve your problem and help you.

Disclaimer:
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[kcmatloff]

there is terminal torque spec listed usually on the side of the breaker or in the documentation, then you use a torqing screw driver to tighten to the desired in-lbs

[CactusJack]

I have a weird one. I have a fan with a light in another room (it has it's own breaker for some reason), and when I turn on my microwave that is in another room and a different circuit then light on the fan blinks. What would cause that?

[kenlemmond]

I was very surprised only because I had a neighbor, who is an industrial electrician perform this procedure not more than 2 years ago. I have been experiencing problems with even the microwave. It literally wouldn't run at full power at times. I couldn't warm my cup of coffee. To my pleasant surprise after I checked and tightened slightly all the connections that would allow it I put the panel back together and turned the main back on and it appears everything is back to normal. Still, I am absolutely amazed after doing this several months ago, that this was the issue. Can't thank you enough!!!

[greggo]

Great Video! Direct and to the point. You stated enough times if someone does not feel comfortable doing this then hire a pro. So from all of us that like doing there own work a BIG THANK YOU!

[waltergottschalk]

Dude you shouldn't be double tapping your neutral wires, They should have their own termination screw.

[markquiswest]

This is a very helpful video! And I'm planning on being a electrician one day too!

[davidhans]

Wouldn't you have other issues with other items on that circuit if this was the problem? Itsjust a led lamp flickering....not the entire circuit!

[charlesdunn]

I drove myself nuts trying to figure out why my lights were flickering. Not as dramatic as the beginning of this video. More like dimming really quick. I done all the things in this video and more. Tightened screws in panel, changed plugs and switches. My lights in certain rooms wouldn’t flicker but was in sync with the washing machine. All of the things happening was crazy and the randomness of it also will drive you crazy. I even have an electrician in the family.

Solution:
The one thing we did know for sure is all this started happening right after we had our house painted and new gutters put up. Well I was having trouble with the internet so the cable company came out. While he was outside the TVs went off, microwave, plugs in other rooms and wouldn’t come back on. We ask him what he did he said I just unscrewed the cable and put it back but your electrical wire from the pole to house is hanging real low. He said I’m no electrician but it’s below code. Called power co immediately and had a broken neutral. It’s the wire with no coating. That was the culprit.

Power guy said the gutter guys must of disconnected the line from the house and the only thing holding it up was where the neutral was connected to house. The weight of line snapped the neutral. The neutral regulates the power coming in. It’s supposed to be 120 volts but I was getting as high as 150 volts. All that ended up frying was a power strip that saved one of my TVs, it blew the bulbs on both flood lights and the most expensive casualty was my over stove microwave.

Sorry for long story but if this can save you time and sanity it’s worth it. Check your line from pole to house.

[amuroray]

watching this coz my lights in my bedroom is flickering wtf

[Nancyhite]

I am a little nervous to do it myself, but I might try and I will let you know the results.

[edstimator]

One more layer of safety when working with electrical wires is to wear a pair of dry leather gloves. Leather is non conductive as long as they are dry. Make sure they don't have ANY holes in them as that makes them useless as far as shock protection goes.

[gunkshunter]

Thanks for taking the time to post this. I Fixed my problem for free in less than 10 minutes!

[TheSeaAdmrial]

Yep that was the issue! Loose ground wires. Thanks for saving me some time and money.

[glennvonk]

Worked for me!
Half of my breakers in my subpanel had no power after the lights would flicker and go out. Watched this vid and tightened all of the wire connections and the problem was solved. Most of the connections were tight. None were what I would consider loose, loosest was maybe a quarter turn.
Thanks for the help.

[hlalelemahlaela]

You Sir are the man.👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿
This problem irritated me to the core when it now followed me in my everyday residential house yesterday and that's after 9 months I experienced it 1st in my Holiday/Vacation house that's over 500km away.
Your video helped alot just now and I can't wait to apply your advices on the other house.
Thank you alot from 🇿🇦.

[statelineupholstery]

Sir you just saved my butt and I owe you a debt if gratitude. I have been running around with a tester for days and even replaced a couple breakers and still the flickering! It was driving me mad! I watched several other videos as well and they never mentioned this! So simple dont know why Thankyou!

[sherryhelton]

I like being educated so when I call a professional I understand what they are doing, or if they are missing something I can ask about it, also so they do not over charge me.

[Maher-]

I have a problem when switching on and off the light switch of the living room or kitchen my tv flicker, is it the same solution?
Thanks

[AxisGMD]

If your lights flicker you finna hide in the closet or rush will get you

[nickaf]

Disclaimer: Dangerous can cause death.
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