Power line adapters not working in annex

[RaveX]

Hi

We've recently moved into a house with an annex.

The main house and annex EACH have their own consumer unit.

The BT master socket is in the main house and the powerline adapters work fine in the main house.

But the powerline do not work in the annex. We've tried pairing them numerous times.

Any ideas?

Many thanks

 

[endecotp]

They are designed to not work beyond the CU or meter so that you don't interfere with your neighbours.

They are horrible technology anyway; throw them away and install a wire.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

They are horrible technology anyway; throw them away and install a wire.

 

[phatboy]

On the plus side, you may get digital radio reception in the annex!

 

[bernardgreen]

They are designed to not work beyond the CU or meter so that you don't interfere with your neighbours.

But unfortunately the spurious RF energy that they create radiates from the mains cables and can interfere with other electronic equipment in your house and / or your neighbour's house

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.ph...te-owners-bad-powerline-network-adapters.html

http://www.ban-plt.org.uk/

 

[ericmark]

But the powerline do not work in the annex.

Good

Any ideas?

Many thanks

Dispose of them in the appropriate way, do not put into land fill.

 

[Doggit]

You should be able to get a WiFi repeater, that would then go on the main CU circuit, but as close to the annexe as possible, and it would then put out a wifi signal.

Alternatively, you'd need a cat 5 cable to go between the 2 buildings to connect the 2 circuits, but I don't know if the annexe would work as a cascade router system.

 

[davelx]

Have you considered a narrow beam pt-pt wireless bridge?

http://www.4gon.co.uk/ubiquiti-airm...-p-6438.html?gclid=CLDel9idtdMCFcUcGwodt_8MHQ

 

[RaveX]

Thanks for the replies. I think we'll have to run a cable but we have very thick walls so it will be an interesting job.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

How thick?

 

[bernardgreen]

I think we'll have to run a cable but we have very thick walls so it will be an interesting job

Took me less than 10 minutes to get a 22 mm hole through a 26 inch thick stone wall.

 

[Taylortwocities]

...

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Took me less than 10 minutes to get a 22 mm hole through a 26 inch thick stone wall.

Maybe.

But there is alabaster. And there is granite.

 

[bernardgreen]

But there is alabaster. And there is granite.

and then there is 500 year old rubble and mortar with a lot of hard stone, but yes I would agree that granite would take longer and more than one drill bit per hole.

 

[eveares]

They are designed to not work beyond the CU

Sometimes they do, but are very prone to interface. See here: https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/power-line-adapter-problem-with-neighbors.18480198/