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Measuring line noise and power conditioners

I recently purchased a Trifield EMI (Dirty Electricity) Line Meter to measure noise coming from my outlets. To my surprise, my $500 power conditioner (name withheld to protect the potentially innocent) appears to not filter any noise per the Trifield readings. In fact, with some of my outlets the measures are higher through the conditioner’s outlets, than the measures coming straight out of the wall. The manufacturer denies anything is wrong with their conditioner, claiming the Trifield is measuring the wrong frequencies. Can anyone explain?

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slaw
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@tvad ,

That's really high my friend. Mine on either dedicated line is now measuring around 220.
When you achieve a lower level, you will be surprised at the increase in SQ.
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slaw
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@erik_squires ,

Now you seem to be backing off your original post.

I never said I'm done. Just reporting my experience.
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I guess I never thought that hash on the AC line was associated with any frequency....I assumed it was an equal opportunity offender of all frequencies regardless of where you were measuring the dB reduction.
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geoffkait
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Uh, RFI and EMI are the same thing. Usually up in the mid-high MHz and low GHz frequencies, you know, radio waves, electromagnetic waves. When you ASSUME something you make a fool out of me and Uma Thurman.
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slaw
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@geoffkait ,

Always appreciate your enlightment.

Of coarse, the logic in me would say, if these two terms are "the same thing", why are there two terms?
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