Strange happenings with tv remote control. Any suggestions ??

[Dave7]

We bought an electric coal effect fire. Its in the flat so rarely used. It has a remote control but we have never used it.
In there today we switched the TV on, only to find that the TV remote switches the fire on & off.
Funny at first but really annoying as even altering the TV volume will switch the fire off or on.
Any idea why or how to prevent it?

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Go to Specsavers then pick up the correct remote?

 

[marinyork]

We bought an electric coal effect fire. Its in the flat so rarely used. It has a remote control but we have never used it.
In there today we switched the TV on, only to find that the TV remote switches the fire on & off.
Funny at first but really annoying as even altering the TV volume will switch the fire off or on.
Any idea why or how to prevent it?

They probably use too similar frequency. Also maybe the tv remote is too wide a spread of the beam or a lot of the signal bounces off walls.

You can get all sorts of effects of electomagnetic radiation. On older teles and older set top boxes switching the tele on frequently 'jammed' the box as it was giving out IR similar to that remotes on some boxes used at the time.

 

[midlife]

Cover up the sensor on the fire ?

 

[Dave 123]

Find your passport and go on holiday.

 

[Dave7]

They probably use too similar frequency. Also maybe the tv remote is too wide a spread of the beam or a lot of the signal bounces off walls.

You can get all sorts of effects of electomagnetic radiation. On older teles and older set top boxes switching the tele on frequently 'jammed' the box as it was giving out IR similar to that remotes on some boxes used at the time.

Thanks.
TV is maybe 6 years old.
I tried with my back to the fire, facing TV but it immediately switched the fire off. Very strange.

 

[Dave7]

Go to Specsavers then pick up the correct remote?

Now you tell me.

 

[Dave7]

Cover up the sensor on the fire ?

May have to resort to that.

 

[marinyork]

Thanks.
TV is maybe 6 years old.
I tried with my back to the fire, facing TV but it immediately switched the fire off. Very strange.

You could selotape a bit of cardboard around the end of the tv remote and cover it in tin foil to try and direct the signal. Or use whichever remote seems least likely to switch on the fire (probably narrowest beam).

 

[Dave7]

Find your passport and go on holiday.

I am starting to regret ever mentioning my passport

 

[welsh dragon]

We bought an electric coal effect fire. Its in the flat so rarely used. It has a remote control but we have never used it.
In there today we switched the TV on, only to find that the TV remote switches the fire on & off.
Funny at first but really annoying as even altering the TV volume will switch the fire off or on.
Any idea why or how to prevent it?

Are you sure yous are using the right remote? Men of your age can get awfully confused.

 

[marinyork]

Cover up the sensor on the fire ?

Yeah a good idea. Partially cover it in one direction, something in the way, should be easy to do. Just means you may have to go to the side to switch the fire on.

 

[Dave7]

Are you sure yous are using the right remote? Men of your age can get awfully confused.

I will have you know I never get confused. I did get out of bed for a No 2 last night and woke up in the wardrobe. Not nice. But that was a simple error

 

[NorthernDave]

The TV and stereo in the turbo trainer pain cave (aka spare room) also interact with each others remotes.
Both were cheapies made by the same different parts of the same company so I suspect the frequencies are the same for operations like volume etc so they can use generic remotes?

It's not normally a problem as I generally only have one on at once.

 

[fossyant]

They are probably on the same/similar IR channels. Had issues at home with various wireless mice - although don't control the other device, the response went to pot.