Do Powerline Adapters Need to Be on the Same Electrical Circuit?

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Many of us will have more than electrical circuits in our homes, so will powerline adapters work across these, or do they need to be on the same electrical circuit to function?
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Contents of this video:
0:00 - Introduction
0:40 - What is an electrical circuit?
1:45 - What are the different types of electrical circuits?
3:24 - Will powerline adapters work across different electrical circuits?
4:34 - Final thoughts
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@WirelessDesigner 3 жыл бұрын

Some picture or diagram is REALLY appreciated, you never have any picture other than your face on any of your videos :)

@Sunstepa 2 жыл бұрын

😁😁😁

@MichaelM-sc6kd Жыл бұрын

I'm sure there was some really useful information in there, but without some visual aids, it's virtually incomprehensible to a layman like myself.

@jdickson242 7 ай бұрын

Just tried my first pair of powerline adapters when using a comsumer unit with a split load pair of rcds and a spd device. Unit 1 is plugged into our modem and living room ring circuit and the second unit is plugged into my router in my office on a separate radial circuit (armoured 4mm2 cable) down the end of my garden. Working Flawlessly

@seanhorgan6774 Жыл бұрын

Great explanation I appreciate the circuit explanation it explains the differences I see hooking it up at a 2010 built house and and a 1960s condo

@vladislavkaras491 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video!

@noturbeezwaxbeaulac1383 Жыл бұрын

One big problem on crossing circuits are the AFCI breakers. Simens have a capacitor on it and block the signal. But Eaton and Square-d d'ont and are more friendly to power line adaptors.

@deaksneaks 9 ай бұрын

I've had some electrical work done in my home recently. Previously, the plug sockets were on 2 separate rings (one for upstairs and one for downstairs) but both were connected together to a single switch on the consumer unit which was used to power all sockets. We have now had some work done to the kitchen which re-directs a new line from the consumer unit to the kitchen so that the kitchen is on it's own ring, but also had a new 15-way consumer unit installed for which we now have 1 switch for the upstairs sockets ring and 1 switch for the downstairs socket ring. We had this done so that if there are electrical issues with a downstairs or upstairs socket/ring then we don't lose power to all the sockets. The router is downstairs and a powerline adaptor is plugged into it, and my computer is upstairs with a powerline adaptor plugged into it. I have in the past few days had difficulties with the ethernet connection saying it was an 'Unidentified network', but have managed to fix that when running some commands through command prompt. However... the speed of my connection is virtually 0 mbps if using ethernet as I can't even now run a speed test it's that bad. Is it likely that this is related to the change from both upstairs/downstairs socket rings being attached to the single switch on the consumer unit to now being attached to their own consumer unit switches? Or is it something else that is causing the issue, like some kind of filtering for some reason?

@orfeous 2 жыл бұрын

Will powerline adapters work between two houses that shares the same main power and with a secondary router? Would be the best solution instead of digging down a cable in the ground.. drilling in walls and such.

@dziner4u 2 жыл бұрын

same side of the transformer. preferably same main breaker panel. But the answer is yes. I'm sending data 350' thru a power line. when it gets wet is when we see issues.

@benjaminpackard5491 11 ай бұрын

Skip to 3:24 where he finally answers the question. All the other stuff is just nerd talk.

@QuadrupleOGnz 2 жыл бұрын

Does having something plugged into the passthrough port affect the performance of the powerline adapter?

@GokouZWAR Жыл бұрын

What about across multiple junction boxes? I have a shed that is powered on the same main line but it’s got its own junction box from the main house. Thanks!

@gusanot Жыл бұрын

Some diagrams would be very useful to really undestand what you are trying to explain

@budsodalsky Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro!

@UnorthodoxStance 6 ай бұрын

How can you tell if power line adapters are on same circuit? My DSL router is downstairs and I want to get stronger wifi upstairs. Are these different circuits? Would it be worth it to use adapters?

@jonceasy8575 Жыл бұрын

Will they work between light circuits and outlet circuits?

@dziner4u 2 жыл бұрын

powerline on the ground , when it gets wet is a data blocker. I also suspect, a refrigerator on the circuit can mess up data. I have experienced issues with certain power strips as well.

@surenbono6063 2 жыл бұрын

Can I directly connected on the circuit box with rj45 to reach the entire connection..I'm researching it for newer innovation on grid tied solar inverter...where on the inverter side it's internally connected 100 meters away ..

@sorenweisshartmann 2 жыл бұрын

Good video. My Powerline adapters are able to transmit enough data across two separate circuits with each their RCDs. I can also see the IP address to devices connected, but not enough the get and image from. i.e an IP cam.

@TurboSpeedWiFi 2 жыл бұрын

Powerline can definitely work on different circuits. It helps if they are on the same phase in the breaker panel. Being on the same circuit is certainly the best though.

@tbrminsanity 3 жыл бұрын

How well does powerline work over aluminium wires? I have a mixture of copper and aluminium in my house.

@dziner4u 2 жыл бұрын

350' of 2 AWG Aluminum, works great !

@dazzap7368 2 жыл бұрын

I have just got the pass through av2000 done everything got one plugged in and into the router the other was upstairs stayed solid for like five mins then just a slow blinking power line all night did have a look at my main power board and it has a trip switch for downstairs and a separate one for upstairs sockets

@benji784florentino 3 жыл бұрын

Quick question, if i change my router to have separate 2.4 and 5ghz channels. Will that affect the way a booster or wifi mesh system give out wifi? Will having the channels split confuse the boosters or wifi mesh system?

@homenetworkgeek192 3 жыл бұрын

You should be fine as your devices will ultimately decide which channel is best for them, or you will have a choice of using either the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band as they may appear as separate networks.

@tayz8766 2 жыл бұрын

@@homenetworkgeek192 also, if you’re far away from whatever is giving out your WiFi, you should use 2,4ghz but if your close to it, use 5ghz

@Jerrel.A 2 жыл бұрын

My experience is that Powerline adapters are not reliable. Frustrating result due to very small bandwidth.

@nemo_theescapist3343 3 жыл бұрын

No, it won't 😒

@Lokokid0 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah unfortunately, which completely negates the ENTIRE purpose of the devices existence. They’re just another tech scam

@Lokokid0 3 жыл бұрын

@Slayrie I just had to pay $160 to get my ISP to tear into my walls and run Ethernet through my walls and attic all the way out to the garage where my room is. Powerline adapters are useless and if you talk to anyone from your ISP they’ll tell you to just save your money and stay far as hell away from those pieces of garbage.

@orfeous 2 жыл бұрын

@@Lokokid0 powerline adapters works fine!