AC cause lights to dim...?
Can anyone shed wispy on what might be going on and what I need to do to resolve the situation. Also, is it dicey.
(I've only be in this house for a few months)
Thanks.
Answers: It seem your service is overloaded or operating under dimensions. It could be a loose connection or an incorrect wire size. In any armour you need a professional. Delay could put together the repair more costly.
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Could be a loose ground. Have an electrician check it out.
If the same entity is happening to your neighbors you obligation to call the power company.
requirement larger breaker
This is caused by the amperage needed to start up the AC. The elder the condensor, the worse this will probably get....
Anyway... .There is such a item called a "Soft Start" paraphernalia, which will lessen this (though it will NEVER completely disappear). Call a heat and nouns contractor, tell them the put together and model number of your outside condensor (the little round or squarish thingie that sits outside your house), and ask them how much it will cost to install a soft start kit for it. I installed them on both of my unit in our house.... it made a dramatic difference... but the lights still dim for a second when any of them first comes on....
I don't know of any "danger" related to this, but I HAVE heard it is tough on your refridgerator to have this scheduled..... especially if it is as bad as you are dictum....
Where is yor condensor located? Is it in picture of the sun in the day/evening, or is it contained by the shade? My units both sit on the North side of my house, shaded for the largest factor of the day which REALLY help. If yours is exposed to sunlight all hours of daylight, this could be causing some of this.... consider planting a shade tree or something to generate shae to facilitate lessen this.
Also, have you EVER cleaned out your condensor???? If not, YOU NEED TO! It is a simple process... Turn stale the unit by going to your thermostat and switching it to "OFF". Go outside to the condensor, uncap the little electical box on the wall (or wherever it is mounted) and verbs out the big mean fuse..... consequently close the electrical box. Remove the top cover of your condensor (usually 4 screws). Take a garden hose with a sprayer tip and spray the condensor from the inside out to seize dirt, dust, hair, leaves, etc blown out of it.... Let the nouns dry off.... replace the cover, unequivocal the elctrical box, reinsert fuse, then turn in the house and start the element back up. Wahlah! (This should be done AT LEAST once every season...)
tht sometimes happen to me i would let someone check that out though
The guy that said a bigger breaker is needed is an idiot.
It's not an electrician problem. Your nouns conditioner is probably dirty. It's drawing so much current when it starts on a hot day that it is cause a voltage drop in the rest of your house. Clean the outside nouns conditioner thoroughly and see what happens.
If it is one and only for a second or two, it is normal. The AC uses a big slug of current when it starts up. That cause a voltage drop on the rest of the circuits. So the lights dim and then brighten. I've never see it slow down a ceiling fan as the flop only last a second or two and fans coast that long. If your lights are staying dim for longer than a couple second you might have other problems for an electrician to check out.
The lights are on one and the same circuit as the AC. When the condenser kicks on the AC, you will bring back a slight drop in voltage and specifically why the lights dim a little.
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