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Why Your Lights Flicker in Phoenix Summer Heat

115F panel cabinets, aluminum branch wiring in 1970s Maryvale homes, and loose neutrals at the meter top the flicker causes in Phoenix.

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Electrical Troubleshooting and DiagnosisDiagnose flickering lights, tripping breakers, dead outlets, and hot junction boxes with a Fluke 376 clamp meter, a megger, and a FLIR thermal imager.Electrical Panel UpgradeReplace a 100A or 125A panel with a 200A Square D QO or Eaton CH service so the home can carry AC, EV charging, and pool loads at once.Whole House RewireReplace knob-and-tube, cloth-jacket, or aluminum branch wiring with NM-B copper conductors on AFCI-protected circuits per the Phoenix-adopted NEC 2017.

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