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    Feb 6, 2007, 06:36 AM
    Power surge in kitchen
    I just moved into a home and I am noticing my 6 recessed kitchen lights surge every 10 seconds. Not to drastic by just enough to bother me. I now am also noticing my bathroom lights off the kitchen beginning to surge.

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    Shawn
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    Feb 6, 2007, 08:45 AM
    Do you have incandescent bulbs or fluorescent ones?
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    Feb 6, 2007, 09:03 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by ballengerb1
    Do you have incandescent bulbs or florescent ones?
    I have incandescent bulbs with 60 watts on a dimmer switch.
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    Feb 6, 2007, 09:15 AM
    I would first try to temporarily replace the dimmer with a simple mechanical switch. If the problem goes away it was likely your dimmer. Dimmers are not mechanical any more, they are purely electronic parts that can go bad.

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