I just moved into a new house.
It's a great house and I've got a downstairs room that I now use as a home studio. Only trouble is, when we whack on the central heating, I start getting a a hum from my gear.
I'm not a sparky, but wondered if there is any way of isolating the downstairs room? Is it likely to be expensive?
Just researching at the mo.
Hum on audio gear
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Re: Hum on audio gear
On the basis of no googling and no expertise, what most people seem to get told is "Furman power conditioner".
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Re: Hum on audio gear
Yup, try that first. If that doesn’t work, a full isolation transformer probably will.
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Re: Hum on audio gear
A decent power conditioner will remove spikes and noise from the mains supply. The motor in the central heating could be causing that. It won't help if the source is from electromagnetic radiation. This could also be caused by the motor and if so you have to stop it at the source, i.e., shield and suppress the motor itself.
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