Lights dim when furnace kicks in

[pidge1114]

Originally Posted by Slim1049

When furnace comes on lights dim and my television shuts off. Only the television everything else(cable box, vice, dvr) is till on. Should I call the furnace guy or the electrician. Ps I have an oil furnace

Awesome first post!!!!!

[lubby]

Originally Posted by Slim1049

When furnace comes on lights dim and my television shuts off. Only the television everything else(cable box, vice, dvr) is till on. Should I call the furnace guy or the electrician. Ps I have an oil furnace

You should call Ghost Busters! Clearly there is a strange phenomenon going on in your house.

[Kbinspections]

Boiler should not pull enough juice for that to happen....have it checked out by an Electrician.

[VA Yankee]

Not a ghost, one of those classic 50's/60's era homes with 6 fuses and no electrical upgrades since being built, call an electrician.

[BadAndyHolbrook]

We had the same issue last summer. Only it was the central air. Which has it own correct dedicated circuit. What i did was , replaced the breaker at the panel, and that corrected the issue. It was from my understanding that breakers can weaken over time.

[zulu400]

Originally Posted by Slim1049

When furnace comes on lights dim and my television shuts off. Only the television everything else(cable box, vice, dvr) is till on. Should I call the furnace guy or the electrician. Ps I have an oil furnace

Mighty strange !! I might second the Ghost Busters suggestion here....

Can you let us know whats the power source for TV and the rest (able box, vice, dvr)... Wall socket, extension cord etc.... is the TV on a separate source from the others ?

Just to confirm - Boiler kicks in - TV shuts off - Boiler keeps running ?
How do you get the TV to turn back on ?

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We all know what vanilla ice cream did to Pontiac - at least its interesting reading anyway !!