Any electricians around Dyer killing dish signal

[BrianGSDTexoma]

I have been losing my Dish Network signal every Sunday. I finally figured out it is my electrical Dryer. As so as I turn on dryer I lose signal. The dryer is not close to the receiver. The coax runs on upper outside wall on room. ????

 

[Kevin DeShazo]

Do laundry on Saturday, issue solved, jk. Could for odd reason the dish box and dryer be on the same circuit? Also talk to Dish, see what they say if you havent already

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Dish knows nothing. I more worried something wrong with dryer. Could this be fire hazard. The dryer is 220. Must be affecting one of the 110 legs.

 

[Kevin DeShazo]

How old is the dryer, is it one of the fancy wifi enabled dryers?

 

[Steve H]

This can be caused by your electric supplier. Give them a call. They can check for issues on their end.
If possible, move your receiver as far away from the dryer as you can.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

This can be caused by your electric supplier. Give them a call. They can check for issues on their end.
If possible, move your receiver as far away from the dryer as you can.

The receiver about as far away as it can get.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

I did a voltage check and when dryer turns on goes from 122 to 121. I guess need get new dryer to be safe

 

[Steve H]

Where did you check the voltage? One leg to ground would give you 120 VAC. And it dropping by 1 volt certainly isn't a reason for a new dryer.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Where did you check the voltage? One leg to ground would give you 120 VAC. And it dropping by 1 volt certainly isn't a reason for a new dryer.

In same outlet as reciever using. I ran a extention cord to another outlet and still lost signal.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Several months ago I put some shoes in and got caught up stopping drum. Had bad electrical smell and broke door switch. I replaced switch and dryer came back on after cooled off. That what has me worried.

 

[DanMcG]

Could be the dryer is emitting a large EMF electromagnetic field, I think you can get a filter for your tv outlet that will filter it out. I really don't know much about the subject but might be worth checking into

 

[DanMcG]

Had bad electrical smell

that was probably the drive belt smoking,

 

[Steve H]

There are filters out there that can correct this if it is EMF. I would still call the utility company to check their end.

 

[Steve H]

Several months ago I put some shoes in and got caught up stopping drum. Had bad electrical smell and broke door switch. I replaced switch and dryer came back on after cooled off. That what has me worried.

It probably came back on after the high limit switch reset. Did this problem start after this happened?

 

[2Mac]

Hey Brian. If I have this right your coax is running on a wall close to the dryer? I would have to agree with DanMcG . It’s probably EMF interference from the dryer motor. A slight fluctuation in voltage 1 or 2 volts is normal and usually caused by your utility provider. My suggestion would be to temporarily run a new coax with a different path to the receiver and see if that helps.

 

[tx smoker]

If it is an electric dryer as opposed to a gas dryer with an electric tumbler motor, it should be on a dedicated 220 volt circuit. In no way should this cause a voltage drop with your TV receiver. The flip side is that if the dryer circuit was added after the house was built they could have double-legged two 110 volt circuits to get the 220 needed for the dryer. If one of those circuits was the same one that your receiver plugs into you could get a noticeable drop. You mentioned having plugged the receiver into an extension cord that was plugged into different outlet. That's a good idea but if the outlet you plugged the extension cord into is on the same circuit as the one for the receiver, you'll get the same effect. Typically the outlets are daisy chained in a room so you'll have numerous outlets on the same circuit. To get an honest assessment you'd need to go to another room all together and try plugging the extension cord in there. You might be able to check the amperage of the breaker in the box and compare that to the amperage rating on the outlet. If you have a 20 amp breaker in the box and a 15 amp rated outlet you could change the outlet to a 20 amp. That may solve your issue. I had to do that in the garage when I got the big freezer. The 15 amp outlet kept tripping the GFCI because it wouldn't handle the load of the freezer. Being that the freezer is the only thing plugged into that circuit, I'm comfortable upping the amperage rating on the outlet without fear of overloading the circuit.

Still not sure...

Robert

 

[Steve H]

Hey Brian. If I have this right your coax is running on a wall close to the dryer? I would have to agree with DanMcG . It’s probably EMF interference from the dryer motor. A slight fluctuation in voltage 1 or 2 volts is normal and usually caused by your utility provider. My suggestion would be to temporarily run a new coax with a different path to the receiver and see if that helps.

Coax is shielded. So I wouldn't be too concerned with that. But EMF can be introduced by the electrical supplier. And Robert is correct. Most appliances are designed to operate normally with a +/- 10% voltage deviation. And, I would hope that the dryer is on a fixed double pole breaker. Not 2 singles.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Man my hands cold. Ran cord to other side of house. No help. Checked grounds on cable. Swapped coax from wall to receiver. Checked barrel conector to outside. Pulled coax from under awning from away from house. Not much slack. Breaker is double pole. Either live with it or get new dryer. I bought it used and can get a Amanda for $450. Last day of sale. No guaranty that will fix it either.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

I ordered new dryer. Got a 10% off coupon and with new cord $454 out the door. First new dryer ever bought just hope problem goes away also.

 

[jcam222]

Does the TV say just no signal or does it also show some kind of error code? Have you tried using an extension cord and running the Dish receiver off a completely different circuit in the house? I know nothing about electrical but I’d try this just to rule it out.