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  1. eveares

    How does plugging a UPS into a surge protected power strip, draw power away from the UPS?

    So according to this article: https://www.se.com/us/en/faqs/FA158852/ Plugging a UPS into a surge protected power strip can cause more powerful equipment plugged into the same surge protected power strip as the UPS, to draw necessary voltage away from the UPS, causing the UPS to switch over to...
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    Fridge compressor turning sky box off?!?

    I have a mini fridge and a sky box running off the same double socket, but have noticed that when the fridge reaches temperature, and the compressor switches off, it turns off (or at least interrupts) the sky box, so I have to put it in standby and turn it back on again. Any idea what could be...
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    Spanish mystery

    Hello. I live In the UK but have had a (modern) Spanish villa for the last 5 years with no significant electrical problems. Our supplier is Iberdrola whose customer services are not great especially for a very poor Spanish speaker like me. We were last here on 07.01.22 and we returned 2 days...
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