Flickering lights in our new house!!

evansc1

So we have just moved in to our first house today after completing last week. We have just noticed that some of the lights in several rooms are flickering intermittently. Hoping it doesn't, but suspect I means something isn't quite right with the wiring....jolly good

Going to change some of the bulbs incase they are on their way out and get an electrician in if that doesn't stop the flickering.

Question is, do I have any chance of claiming any of the costs back from the seller if I need work doing???? I had no chance to check if the lights would be flickering before buying. I checked them, but obviously wasn't going to stare at them all just to make sure...

Really could do without a hefty cost like this, straight after buying our first home!!

G_M

England? Scotland?

I doubt it's bulbs, but try anyway.

Call an electrician.

What did your electrician's report say prior to purchase?

evansc1

G_M wrote: »

England? Scotland?

I doubt it's bulbs, but try anyway.

Call an electrician.

What did your electrician's report say prior to purchase?

England

On the home buyers report it said that it looked dated but everyone on here said not to bother

Ithaca

Did you get an electrical check before you exchanged? Presumably not from your post? Unfortunately that was your chance to check the lights were not flickering. The sellers are not under an obligation to mention this type of detail and they will simply claim the lights were like that when you viewed and subsequently offered on the property.

There's a vanishingly slim chance that if you could show the flickering was caused by recent electrical work, and the sellers had somehow mis-represented this in the property questionnaire, you might have some kind of claim... but the effort of following this up will probably cost significantly more than getting an electrician in to sort it.

Probably not the answer you're looking for, and having had to replace a number of lights wired in with doorbell cable on our recent purchase I sympathise, but best case it's just old bulbs and worst case it's unlikely to cost you a huge amount to put right.

G_M

evansc1 wrote: »

England

On the home buyers report it said that it looked dated but everyone on here said not to bother

And you took advice from a bunch of anonymous sados on the internet and decided to save the cost of an elecical report, gambling that those sados knew that the electrics were fine.........

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Alter_ego

What type of bulbs? Fluorescents?

[Deleted User]

Gremlins? :eek:

kinger101

Is the house built on an old cemetery? Would stay away from the TV if I were you.

On a more serious not, some LED bulbs are not compatible with dimmer switches, and that could cause flickering.

DaftyDuck

kinger101 wrote: »

Is the house built on an old cemetery? Would stay away from the TV if I were you.

On a more serious not, some LED bulbs are not compatible with dimmer switches, and that could cause flickering.

.... and vendor may well have taken those more expensive LED bulbs and switched them for the cheapest....

If not, then I'm with kinger and suggest you get a Catholic priest and some Holy water.....

Chanes

If it is a relatively new consumer unit they usually trip out on faults, we had one that tripped if a lot of things were plugged in or light bulb failed.

If your electrics are old, you need to get an electrician to do some tests to find out why your lights are faulting.

It's been mentioned - you should treat the comments made here as personal experiences which may give you some things to consider in whatever dilemma or question you are asking. And, in that, there are some clear thinking people who can give sounds ideas to ponder.

upoiupou

It may not be a hefty cost. I had an electrical check before exchanging on my house and had the work done as soon as I moved in (I didn't use it to reduce my offer). It cost about £250. Of course, I'd rather not to have had to pay £250 but I survived the expenditure and it did make the house safer.

Just one of those things for you, I'm afraid. Hopefully it will be a small thing.