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Over Voltage?

My TV blacks out for a second when it seems that the the heat kicks on. I have Panamax power outlets where the TV plugs in the family room and also where all my equipment plugs in in the basement. The power comes directly from the fuse box as a dedicated electrical line for all my equipment to LCD Sony HDTV. Could the Panamax be disconnecting the power and then restarting it when a slight surge from the heater kicking on cause this? If that is so how can that happen when it's a seperate electrical line? What can I do to fix it? Would a power conditioner fix this problem?
c019740
c019740 OP
30 posts
 
Thanks for your help and sorry fo the delay, Ive been out of town at a hockey tournament in WI.
I've got GFA. It did help to shut off my power amp that I use for garage speekers not used fo winter months in the Chicago area. I typically leave this amp on all the time. I'll look into the degraded connection. My furnace breaker is on the other side of the pannel. Equipment is located near the furnace but not too close.
hevac1
812 posts
 
Are you sure it is on the other side.
Panels are usually wired like this except for some old panals like push a matics panels.

1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
and so on

Line 1 or leg 1 is 145&8
Line 2 or leg 2 is 236&7

This is setup this way so when you put in a 2 pole breaker you get 208-230 volts AC.

Just because the furnace is on the right side & your TV is on the left does not mean they are on differant lines.
I do not know how much you know of electrical panels.
hevac1
812 posts
 
Take a look at this thread.
Is talks alot about Electrical.

On one leg or two legs?
hevac1
812 posts
 
Take a look at this thread.
Is talks alot about Electrical.

On one leg or two legs?

It is in Tech Talk Forum.
c019740 OP
30 posts
 
Thanks, I dont know much about electrical pannels. I'd like to approach the trial and error before calling an electrician. I wont be pulling apart the pannel or anything. I can change a light switch, or a socket or a breaker but I wount mess with the pannel. It appears shutting off the amp helped. Problem is, in the summer I'll keep that amp on all the time so I'd like to fix the problem. I'll check the guage of the wire and see if I can put a 20amp in there as its currently 15. It just seems that with my tv shutting off and on again that it cant be good for it besides it being annoying. I dont know off hand if the equipment breaker is directly accross from the furnace breaker.
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