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WKiek
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Oct 12, 2020

Vacuüm cleaner

Dear All,   I own a Netgear Orbi RBR V2. It normally functions very well and I am happy with the purchase 5 months ago. However, everytime I use the vacuum cleaner, the internet connection goes dow...
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CrimpOn
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Dec 05, 2020
WKiek wrote:

I own a Netgear Orbi RBR V2. It normally functions very well and I am happy with the purchase 5 months ago. However, everytime I use the vacuum cleaner, the internet connection goes down (wifi is still up). After a system reset everything goed back to normal. How do I fix this?

Is the Orbi isolated from the house electrical supply with a UPS that has RFI/EMI filtering?

Does this happen no matter where in the house the vacuum is used, or only when plugged into certain electrical outlets?