How can I tell if my garage is on the same ring main as my house?

[telectrix]

Snow what snow, nice and sunny here, I got the OP to give me a call, being in experienced with lektrikery, I could tell he was getting his nick knacks in a twist, just called me an I put him right, seems a nice guy, anyway he's all clued up know and understands what has been done, how are you keeping?

just getting over a cold. bad cough in morning till i've woke my lungs up with a couple of king size rothmans.

 

[Pete999]

just getting over a cold. bad cough in morning till i've woke my lungs up with a couple of king size rothmans.

Nice, worked did it? after 12 years of having given up the weed I still yearn for one in the morning.

 

[Toneyz]

Nice, worked did it? after 12 years of having given up the weed I still yearn for one in the morning.

WEED I hope you mean tobacco, Pete!!!!!

 

[DJ Ovengloves]

Op, just get some Tp-link gigabit ones from Amazon. The gigabit ones are expensive, but excellent imho and if they don’t work Amazon are great at taking stuff back...just say they don’t work as advertised.

Or get someone in to run an Ethernet cable.

If money is no option, Netgear Orbi will worth a look.

 

[Pete999]

WEED I hope you mean tobacco, Pete!!!!!

Oh do I??

 

[Octopus]

do not bother with earth net over mains extenders there a wast of space
your be lucky to get any where near there stated through port even on the gigabyte ones from one room to next in house let alone
run a cat5eor 6 cable out to the garage

Disagree big time.

Until I connected up all our hard wired connections we had 6 powerline adaptors around the house - they were fine, and for a long time we were streaming BBCiplayer using them.

The limit is normally the ISP's speed and for lots of people they are the only option.

Sure a dedicated outdoor rated CAT cable is best but not everybody has the knowledge to do that either...

 

[Octopus]

^^ my comments were made on actual experience of mine, family members and clients

 

[Pete999]

were belive you

but is yours the only house with no snow on the roof in the street

Don't live on a Street

 

[MisterE]

I've had some success with the TP-Link Powerline adapters (but also has some failures!)
Separate phases - definitely don't work
Separate circuits - all depends - RCD's, other "noisy" kit, long circuits etc. may not work.
Even had some success using wireless across phases / between halls, then Powerline on a long run in a showground.
The only way is the try it, borrow a pair of adapters if you can before spending your cash.

 

[Octopus]

Ofcom, the communications watchdog, published a consultation on Monday on new regulations that would allow its officials to issue enforcement notices to shut down such networks when the electromagnetic radiation they can emit interferes with radio signals. Those who fail to comply will face criminal prosecution.

An Ofcom spokesperson said: “Ofcom’s proposals are designed to update existing regulations to take account of developments in technology. They are not in response to requests from any organisation.”

As well as interference causing security issues, regulators also want to ensure that police and ambulance, and air traffic control, services are able to communicate clearly. The BBC has previously said DAB radio broadcasts are affected by power line technology.

Its about time OFCOM came clean about digital radio - they are affected by countless different battery chargers AND when you live in a "dip" like we do, the signal is flaky to say the least

 

[AJshep]

My experience with powerline adaptors running through RCDs has been a bit poor (random disconnects). The OP would be running through a RCBO and a RCD so I think it would be unreliable at best.

 

[Jerakeen]

Well, some feedback.

I decided to take a chance and bought a TP-Link WPA-4220 kit from PC World. I paired the units up in the house and made sure they were connecting properly. Then took the remote unit down to the garage and plugged it in.

The result? A nice strong internet signal where there was none before.
I dare say it may not be running as fast as a cable would, I haven't run a speed test yet, but all I'm going to be wanting down there are web pages and youtube videos showing me how to do things and it's coping with those with no problems at all.

Thanks again for the help. You have a nice friendly forum here

 

[aesmith]

...Thousands of homeowners could face prosecution if their broadband persistently interferes with radio signals, under Ofcom proposals published after lobbying by intelligence agency GCHQ.

Ironic because Ofcom do absolutely nothing about radio or other interference that plays hell with broadband signals.

 

[Deleted account]

What was the original question?

 

[telectrix]

What was the original question?

was wondering that. the answer is BEER< but what was the question?