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LOFAT36
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Jan 06, 2016

TV static

We are in Yuma and with the cool weather here we are using the furnace. However, when the furnace kicks in we get alot of static on the TV (sound & picture). All the cable connections are tight. Any ideas ?
  • Park cable with a 32" Toshiba in a 2012 Cruiser 5er. The TV in the bedroom is a Smart TV, if on cable there is static but if we switch to Netflix there isn't. Unfortuneatly the living room TV is not Smart. Another question would be how do I access the furnace ? Would it be under the bottom stair where the large air return vent is ?
  • To find the furnace go out side, locate the water heater the door swings down and you pretty much know where the fridge is, continue until you see the next cover it will be smaller and have one opening where the hot air goes out, the cover will have four screws that will be the cabin heater, go inside and see where it is located in relation to the out side, there will be a louvered grill in front of the unit, the heater is never inboard always along one wall, WARNING there is a propane connection so turn the propane OFF before you start working around the heater.

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  • I sometimes get that effect from the exhaust fan over the stove. (Antenna/over-the-air TV only). Once in a while, in more remote areas, the LED lamps in the bathroom become a signal sucker too.
  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    LOFAT36 wrote:
    WyoTraveler wrote:
    As a starter I would snap some ferrite cores around the B+ line of the furnace to see if it helps.


    Huh ??????


    Ok, that makes sense to me.. But then I'm an electronics type.

    At some stores you can get powdered iron (Ferrite) "Beads" and rings and such, these may be the kind that split open (A plastic case holds them) and you can "Snap" the thing on over the B+ (The positive power wire) I'd do B- (Ground) as well by the way.

    Sources of RFI (Radio frequency interference) from the furnace include the ignighter, and the blower motor and the control board.

    There are assorted ways to reduce it. HOld on for a link on the cores.

    Wikipedia article

    Catalog page from one manufacturer

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