For sure, I’ve lived in a couple of older homes and learned the hard way that things like cracking or buzzing noises from outlets are never just “quirks.” In one place, every time I turned on the TV I’d hear a light hum from a nearby outlet, almost like a low vibration. I figured it was just the fridge cycling or something unrelated. But before long, that breaker kept tripping more often and even a couple of the lights would blink when I used the microwave — classic signs that something’s not right in your wiring. Eventually I called <a href="https://www.whatcomlocal.com/l/wa/electrician">Electricians in Whatcom County</a> and they found a loose connection in the panel that was stressing multiple circuits. The cost was more than I expected, but definitely better than a partial blackout or worse.