Talk of The Villages Florida - New House- Electicity Problem?

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Originally Posted by brianherlihy (Post 2278196)

work in the villages is not good. we are going to sell and get out and go home not a happy place

I don't agree. My small Villages house is better constructed than my large house in Virginia was, and it cost 5 times as much.

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Originally Posted by brianherlihy (Post 2278196)

work in the villages is not good. we are going to sell and get out and go home not a happy place

A bit confused- Are you saying you didn't have home maintenance questions where you previously lived?

Hi there! Casandra with Pike's Electric here. Often times we hear of this situation when it comes to speakers/sound systems and ceiling fans with controls/wall switches/light kits. It could be a frequency from the switch/speaker that you are hearing the sound. Suggestion:
Does the light kit take light bulbs? If yes, change them to LED bulbs and make sure they are dimmable if your fan wall switch has a dimmer option.
If no light kit, you can try changing out the switch on the wall OR fan itself to see if it alleviates. We are happy to help you with any electrical needs you have!
Have a good day, - Casandra

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Originally Posted by bsloan1960 (Post 2277756)

Believe or not the music going through our receiver sounds like a concert hall. I don't know what shielded cable are. We are using RCA cables, HDMI cable, and regular speaker wire.

Electricity and radio waves are strange beasts and any of the wiring in your home theater could be acting as an aerial. If you're now at peace with the popping, and your sound is good, I'd leave it be. Otherwise, you might try using shielded speaker cables. These come in all sorts of gauges and prices but even the cheaper cable can improve sound quality and may eliminate the pop.

My guess is that it not a serious problem. But I would also do a few other tests to get a better picture about how the pop is happening. I'd try to identify the way the pop is happening. Is it thru the power lines? Is it EMI (radiated energy)? Is it backfeeding from one of the connected devices?

Can you unplug all the inputs to the stereo and see if it still happens. If not, you can find the input causing it to happen.
Might try a long extension cord on the stereo to power it from a different circuit. Or power the offending device with it.

I have a similar setup. All power goes through a sine wave UPS for voltage surge/spike/brownout protection. No issues at all like your pops. All means stereo, alexa, TV, networking, streaming devices, etc.
All my other electronic devices (not also on their own UPS) are connected through an "ISOTEL6ULTRA" type surge protector. These are metal cased, high quality devices that filter noise and voltage spikes.
These devices should protect from a direct power line lightning strike, and lousy power.

Not a safety issue. I am surprised the EMI spike from the motor makes it thru the receiver. Try a surge protector or UPS on the receiver.