dodgy TV

stevej58

Hi everyone

Please could I get a view on this.

We bought a TV from a high St chain in Sep 09 and now and again it switches itself on...very scary at 1 am last night when we were woken up to the sound of Harrison Ford being shot at !!! - I have had an engineer out once who did a full reset, he said it was the software and said it should be OK now. Obviously it isn't - my question is can I request a replacement TV as it isn't fit or do I have to allow them to keep sending an engineer ?. I don't have so much a problem with an engineer coming, but if I have to start taking time off work to accommodate this then it is costing me for a fault that isn't mine.

Thanks for any help

Steve & Gail ( very spooked )
ps Dont worry Harrison Ford got away !

hollydays

how did you pay?

cattie

Really you should unplug your tv at night as it could be a fire risk if left plugged in 24/7. Some might say the chances are small with a new tv, but I wouldn't put myself at risk no matter how small the chance.

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stevej58

hollydays wrote: »

how did you pay?

visa credit cards...

stevej58

It also comes on in the day from time to time, so whilst I agree with your point on safety, it isn't exactly doing what it was built to do..

Norant

Hello Steve.

I had the same sort of problem with an LG tv,i was lucky enough to get my money back on that.

I also agree with Cattie....when not in use especially at night,take out the plug.

Hope you get a good outcome.

Heliflyguy

cattie wrote: »

Really you should unplug your tv at night as it could be a fire risk if left plugged in 24/7. Some might say the chances are small with a new tv, but I wouldn't put myself at risk no matter how small the chance.

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Chances are less than small with current electrical goods I would say otherwise you will need to unplug the PC, fridge, freezer, radio alarm and anything else thats plugged in although I understand hair dryers are a no no.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndCommunity/InYourHome/FireSafety/DG_071712

Is it turning on from standby?
Just turn it off with the power switch on the TV rather than leave it on standby this might help but not fix the fault though.
We had a touch dimmer switch that switched 8 ceiling spot lights on full in the bedroom on its own, scared the bejesus out of me when it first did this at 3 am.

KeepYourChinUp_2

This happened to a tv that my parents owned. After some investigation it turned out that the tv had some sort of timer on it for programming it to come on and off, maybe your tv does as well?