Hi,
Hope someone can help out here....
I have a DAB radio plugged in in my kitchen which switches onto standby when I switch the toaster on or flick the switch at the plug to the toaster. It is not on the same socket as the toaster but the two sockets are on the same ring main.
The radio has also switched off a couple of times when it is possible something else was switched on/off elsewhere in the house, although I haven't managed to make this happen so can't be sure.
We also have a coffee maker plugged into a two-way extension with the DAB radio. When I flick the toaster switch both appliances switch off briefly leaving the clock on the coffee machine flashing and the radio on standby, as if there has been a small power cut. If the coffee machine is not on the adaptor with the DAB it is not affected by flicking the toaster switch. The DAB is affected whether the coffee machine is there or not.
Is this likely to be a serious problem with our wiring being highlighted by one appliance which is more sensitive than the others? or an oversensitive appliance being affected by normal 'fluctuations'?
I'm sorry this is such a long post, but if anyone can offer any advice I'd be very grateful!
Cheers,
Cath
Hope someone can help out here....
I have a DAB radio plugged in in my kitchen which switches onto standby when I switch the toaster on or flick the switch at the plug to the toaster. It is not on the same socket as the toaster but the two sockets are on the same ring main.
The radio has also switched off a couple of times when it is possible something else was switched on/off elsewhere in the house, although I haven't managed to make this happen so can't be sure.
We also have a coffee maker plugged into a two-way extension with the DAB radio. When I flick the toaster switch both appliances switch off briefly leaving the clock on the coffee machine flashing and the radio on standby, as if there has been a small power cut. If the coffee machine is not on the adaptor with the DAB it is not affected by flicking the toaster switch. The DAB is affected whether the coffee machine is there or not.
Is this likely to be a serious problem with our wiring being highlighted by one appliance which is more sensitive than the others? or an oversensitive appliance being affected by normal 'fluctuations'?
I'm sorry this is such a long post, but if anyone can offer any advice I'd be very grateful!
Cheers,
Cath