Flickering Lights

[skay]

Hi guys,

Need your help. I have a job which has flickering lights on 2 different lighting circuits. Apparently the supplier has tested up to the consumer unit and its fine. I have recently upgraded the consumer unit as the customer wanted this anyway. The flickering stopped for a couple of days after but has now started again.

Any ideas? If it was only one lighting circuit i would just assume its a loose neutral, line somewhere but the fact its 2 circuits is confusing me.

 

[Octopus]

Get your mft out and do dead tests including RN + R1

 

[ian.settle1]

What has been changed recently

oh yeh the CU that might be a good place to start.

 

[Lucien Nunes]

Is it random or regular flickering? What about lights plugged into sockets?

 

[Knobhead]

Hi guys,

Need your help. I have a job which has flickering lights on 2 different lighting circuits. Apparently the supplier has tested up to the consumer unit and its fine. I have recently upgraded the consumer unit as the customer wanted this anyway. The flickering stopped for a couple of days after but has now started again.

Any ideas? If it was only one lighting circuit i would just assume its a loose neutral, line somewhere but the fact its 2 circuits is confusing me.

You do need help, mainly in learning how to test and find faults.

Did you do any testing before and after the board change?

 

[ferg]

LED's CFL's,

1 way, 2 way switching?

Assuming of course you did the standard tests when changing the board.

 

[Knobhead]

Have a read through his previous posts :-(

 

[ferg]

AHH! I see.

 

[snowhead]

AHH! I see.

Ditto.

Readers Digest DIY manual must be already out on loan at the local Library.

 

[mrelectric]

Not one of you has given the guy any help with specific test procedures on how to locate the fault. I thought that was the whole point of this site? I for one would be curious to know what you guys would do in a situation like this, but instead you mock everyone who posts on here.

 

[tony mc]

I think you will find that post 2 gave the advice IMO !

 

[Octopus]

Not one of you has given the guy any help with specific test procedures on how to locate the fault. I thought that was the whole point of this site? I for one would be curious to know what you guys would do in a situation like this, but instead you mock everyone who posts on here.

I gave a resaonable suggestion.....

This site isn't for tutoring DIY numpties.

 

[Farmelectrics]

what type of lighting

 

[Farmelectrics]

flurocsents, led, what lighting is it

 

[Knobhead]

Not one of you has given the guy any help with specific test procedures on how to locate the fault. I thought that was the whole point of this site? I for one would be curious to know what you guys would do in a situation like this, but instead you mock everyone who posts on here.

Time for you to get typing a fault finding flow chart. The guy is no doubt being paid to do this work where as we’re not.

 

[Sintra]

Hi guys,

Need your help. I have a job which has flickering lights on 2 different lighting circuits. Apparently the supplier has tested up to the consumer unit and its fine. I have recently upgraded the consumer unit as the customer wanted this anyway. The flickering stopped for a couple of days after but has now started again.

Any ideas? If it was only one lighting circuit i would just assume its a loose neutral, line somewhere but the fact its 2 circuits is confusing me.

Not one of you has given the guy any help with specific test procedures on how to locate the fault. I thought that was the whole point of this site? I for one would be curious to know what you guys would do in a situation like this, but instead you mock everyone who posts on here.

Mmmmm you 2 guys seem to be 1. Let me know which account you would like me to remove otherwise both will be.

 

[pennychew]

Mmmmm you 2 guys seem to be 1. Let me know which account you would like me to remove otherwise both will be.

Haha rumbled!

 

[Knobhead]

Spoilsport Sintra,

I was looking forward to seeing a fault finding flow chart.

 

[Plonker 3]

Just for you Tony

Swap CU, get paid.

Get a phone call 2 days later about RCD/RCBO tripping

Ask on the internet

Claim the dog ate the test results or peed on Test equipment

Get shirty when asked questions about why pre tests weren't carrried out

claim you ususally know how to fault find, but never seen anything like this before

Never return again to either here of the customer

 

[pennychew]

Just for you Tony

Swap CU, get paid.

Get a phone call 2 days later about RCD/RCBO tripping

Ask on the internet

Claim the dog ate the test results or peed on Test equipment

Get shirty when asked questions about why pre tests weren't carrried out

claim you ususally know how to fault find, but never seen anything like this before

Register a new username on the forum to give yourself some moral support

Never return again to either here of the customer

Added a bit for you

 

[ian.settle1]

Haha rumbled!

Is ukrail back then LOL

 

[Sintra]

Thread closed due to the op and his alias being removed.