Washing machine brown out

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mikec568

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Whenever this washing machine is in operation and the agitator comes on the house has brown outs and the lights flicker. Does anyone know what would cause this? Thanks.
 

bphgravity

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Florida
Re: Washing machine brown out

It sounds like it could possibly be an open or loose grounded conductor connection from the uility or at the service.
 

brian john

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Location
Leesburg, VA
Re: Washing machine brown out

There are a variety of reasons,

Loose connections
Undersized feeders
Bad motor or something to cause a high current draw in the motor.
Excessive load on the utility transformer.

Check voltage before and during operation,
Check current,
measure voltage during operation at various points.
Measure voltage drop on the services and branch circuit,
take fall of potential readings across vairous points in the diistribution system,
 
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