[RE-wrenches] Flickering LED lights on and Outback Dual 7248 VFX system

Kirpal Khalsa solarworks at gmail.com
Mon Jan 6 13:33:41 PST 2014


Jay...yes the lights are on Lutron dimmer switches which are made
specifically for CFL and LED lights.....it doesn't seem to make a
difference if they lights are on full tilt or dimmed down....the flickering
is there at any power level....
Thanks!!

Sunny Regards,
Kirpal Khalsa
NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional
Renewable Energy Systems
www.oregonsolarworks.com
541-218-0201 m
541-592-3958 o


On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 1:28 PM, Jay Peltz <jay at asis.com> wrote:

> Hi Kirpal
>
> Are the lights on dimmers?
>
> Jay
> Peltz power
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 6, 2014, at 1:09 PM, Kirpal Khalsa <solarworks at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi All.....have a puzzling problem....customer has a fully LED lit house.
>   All LED lights are flickering when the fridge compressor, tile saw,
> grinder, washing machine etc come on....The inverters are about 6 years old
> Dual Outback VFX7248 power system with rolls surrrette batteries.....they
> are building the house and most motors when they are running, including the
> fridge seem to cause the LED lights to flicker continuously while the
> motors are running, the fridge seems to be the worst culprit and just so
> happens to be the most regular and often runner (fridge is a Amana Model #
> ARB2257CC rated at 7.7 Amps....Fridge is on a GFI outlet...The LED bulbs
> are Eco Smart made by Cree.....Model 499 485 and they are all dimmable
> lights and they are on Lutron CL dimmer switches which are supposed to be
> compatible with LED bulbs.....)
> Looking for any advice or others experience to try to solve this annoying
> problem.....Anyone else have this problem with these particular bulbs or
> similar experiences with these or other LED bulbs....
> I am having the customer try some other makes and brands of bulbs.....
>
> Sunny Regards,
> Kirpal Khalsa
> NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional
> Renewable Energy Systems
> www.oregonsolarworks.com
> 541-218-0201 m
> 541-592-3958 o
>
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