Are the lights in your home flickering? Unless you are currently starring in a horror movie, that probably isn’t supposed to happen. You probably wonder why your ordinary home lightbulb suddenly turned into a strobe light. Electricity is a tricky and complicated thing. Lucky for you, we are here to tell you everything you need to know about flickering lights.

Isolate Flickers

The first step in fixing a flickering light is finding out why the light is flickering in the first place. Is your light flicker just happening in one room, or is just one specific lightbulb flickering? If so, the problem could be simple. It may be that you have a bad bulb, or the connection to the socket is bad. If all the lights in a single room are flickering, it could be a circuit issue, so it is time to call an electrician.

Periodic Flickers

What if many lights in your home start flickering, but it only happens occasionally, and only? Briefly, this may occur because an appliance such as an air conditioner draws too much power from your home system. Most homes draw 200 amps of electricity. Large air conditioning units can draw 100+ amps. Next time your lights flicker, listen closely and try to see if your air conditioning unit just kicked on simultaneously. If so, the best fix is easy. Call an electrician.

Everyone’s Lights are Flickering!

This is not a common problem, but it does happen from time to time. Not only are your lights flickering, but it is happening to everyone in the neighborhood. This signifies a more significant electrical problem and is usually associated with your power company. It can occur if power lines get damaged by something like a lightning strike. In this event, all you can do is wait the situation out and hope your power company fixes it soon.

Contact Our Electricians

Flickering lights are a pain. Fortunately, Albuquerque Plumbing Heating & Cooling offers fast, reliable electrical services throughout the Albuquerque area. So, if you’re currently dealing wtih flickering lights, then please don’t hesitate to contact us. We’re always standing by to lend a helping hand with all your electrical needs.

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