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Where to put ethernet cables?

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  • Chickereeeee
    Chickereeeee Posts: 1,286 Forumite
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    35har1old said:
    Ayr_Rage said:
    @blackstar as I posted previously, powerline adapters, they use the electric ring main to connect between sockets.

    The wall sockets need to be on the same ring main for them to work.
    It's not likely that downstairs sockets will be on the same circuit your electrian should be able to tell you if that's case.
    They do NOT need to be on the same ring main circuit. Mine work between rings (loft to ground floor) and even through another CU (loft to garage, which has its own 'fuse box').
  • cerebus
    cerebus Posts: 677 Forumite
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    Ayr_Rage said:
    @blackstar as I posted previously, powerline adapters, they use the electric ring main to connect between sockets.

    The wall sockets need to be on the same ring main for them to work.
    Thats not true as long as the circuits share the same busbars in the consumer unit then powerlines will work the issue is when you have dual rcd boards then that can screw things up if they are different rcds 

    To give you an example I have a powerlinr in the living room and one in my bedroom and they are most definitely on different circuits but are the same rcd and they work 
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