Led ceiling lights flickering

HockeyRick

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We have a brand new 2025 2970RL . We took it for the first time on a 3 day camping trip. When our ceiling led strip lights are on , they flicker when the water pump runs. Has anyone else experienced this ?When the pump isn't running they work fine. That's the only thing that we had a problem with. Any suggestions ?

Thanks,
Rick
 
We have a brand new 2025 2970RL . We took it for the first time on a 3 day camping trip. When our ceiling led strip lights are on , they flicker when the water pump runs. Has anyone else experienced this ?When the pump isn't running they work fine. That's the only thing that we had a problem with. Any suggestions ?

Thanks,
Rick
Do they all flicker or only some? I had 5 or so flicker sometimes, not all the time. GD authorized having the dealer replace the LED string. Been good since.

Edit: Unfortunately, the dealer cut the insulation on one of the pendant lights over the island and that started flickering.
 
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Most likely due to battery voltage fluctuations during water pump use.
I agree. We added a dimmer to our LEDs and like most, no flicker when on shore power. We don’t have all the fancy lighting but… when we stop while traveling to use the bathroom, we’ll be on battery power and will experience the flicker as the pump cycles.
 
when the water pump is working, all the led ceiling strip lights flicker while on shore power.
If battery is fully charged and your charge controller is working properly (LEDs run off 12V as does your pump), then string might be defective or when dealer replaced mine, the allegedly found a wire which had the insulation stripped and was potentially intermittently shorting out - at least so they say. Charge controller feeds the battery but if the battery isn't taking the charge or the the controller is not working properly, you may have a low voltage issue in the battery. I'd check battery voltage with a multi-meter and shore power disconnected. If you turn on the ceiling fans, do they slow down when the pump runs?
 
Thinking back, the led puck lights on our 2021 flickered when we first got it. But after that one night at the dealer I add d a second battery. They didn’t flicker after that.
 
This has been covered a lot of times on this site.

The issue is that GD wired the pump on the same circuit as the lights. At least in most cases.

The cure is to run a separate wire from the fuse panel to the pump.
 

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