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Thirsty Jul 26, 2015 @ 10:29am
ping jumps when the washing machine is on(wireless) :(
i got the latest wireless thingy which is 802.11n but i notice lag and big jump in ping whenever the washing machine is on...anyway to solve this? without using a long wire i mean cuase my router is in my mom's room and she hates the long wire running through the floor cuase she stumbled on it a couple times :P

gotta be a patch or update for it online rite?
Last edited by Thirsty; Jul 26, 2015 @ 10:39am

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76561193916449244 Jul 26, 2015 @ 10:33am 
Is the router near the washing machine? Try moving it somewhere else.
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Thirsty Jul 26, 2015 @ 10:38am 
no its not near it but the washing machine is at center and sadly my mom's room is the only working place it can go i think or thats what the guy that installed it said atleast :(
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Thirsty Jul 26, 2015 @ 10:39am 
maybe i should try facing the router or whats it called away from the washing machine?
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76561193916449244 Jul 26, 2015 @ 10:39am 
It wouldn't hurt.
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Thirsty Jul 26, 2015 @ 10:40am 
is it a common problem for wireless?
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76561193916449244 Jul 26, 2015 @ 10:41am 
I have never heard of a washing machine interfering with a router, but other electronics can.
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Thirsty Jul 26, 2015 @ 10:42am 
only happens whn the washing machine is on
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wuddih Jul 26, 2015 @ 11:09am 
Originally posted by fauxtronic:
Actually, are you certain this is a wifi issue?

It's unusual for a washing machine motor to cause a problem with wifi, but it can certainly cause broadband problems if the machine is close to telephone circuitry. In which case, it would affect wired connections as well.
it is not unusual. washing machines have electrical heatpipes, the motor might have coils. any form of metal under electricty can create an electromagnetic wall and that can interfere with pretty much anything.

if you wanna brake it down hardcore, call the washing machine company for an exact description of one of the washing programs. they usually have a minute chart when what specific part is de/activated and then you can record your wifi signal and make a comparsion.

but since you already have located the problem. a wifi repeater/extender might solve the problem to circumvent the direct path through the washing machine, at the cost of a little ping increase or switching the wifi channel might also be enough(if you are on channel 1, switch to 11, vice versa)
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