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So what is happening when the lights flicker?
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Anonymous
| wondering the same thing. But I have seen lighting as well (during the flickering) can anybody explain? |
Anonymous
| My husband would know, but he's asleep now. |
Anonymous
| Power surge maybe? |
Anonymous
| If something interferes with a line and causes it to short (say a branch hits a line), equipment will sense the short and throw a breaker for a split second to prevent the short from doing real damage to the system. It usually flips back very quickly. |
Anonymous
| Pp - we keep having these flickers + the flashes of light outside. As in over and over - will we lose power? |
Anonymous
| It is Jesus, warning you to repent. Stop doing the Bad Things. |
Anonymous
| We had some flickering this morning. All of the lines are underground though. |
Anonymous
They may be underground on your street but most of the grid is above ground. The PP had it correct that when the system senses a short, it trips a breaker in order to prevent damage to the grid. |