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Powerline adapters lose connection every day
Hi,
I have been using several powerline adapters for months without problems but since a few days I have the following problem.
Setup:
Powerline XAV5001 downstairs connected to the internet modem/router (Fritzbox)
Powerline XAV5004 upstairs in room 1
Powerline XWN5001 upstairs in room 2
About every day I notice that the connection is lost between downstairs and the 2 upstairs powerlines.
Unplugging cables or unplugging the upstaits Powerlines doesn't help. The only fix is to unplug the downstairs powerline and plug it in again. After that it works fine, until the next day.
This is becoming very troublesome. When I look in the Powerline Utility it only sees the downstairs Powerline. After I un/replug it, it shows all 3 powerlines.
I also replaced the downstairs XAV5001 plug with a spare one but this one does the same.
What could cause this daily 'crash' of the Powerplug?
5 Replies
Have you added something new electrical to the circuit? A new fridge?
Maybe something is throwing electrical interference on to the circuit.
In my house nothing has changed. The only thing that comes to my mind is that my next door neighbors are renovating.
So there is quite some drilling, sawing etc. Can their use of electrical equipment crash my Powerline adapters?
In my experience electrical power tools are among the electrically noisiest things around.
Turn on a radio and listen for all those crackles and pops.
