Could these things overload a circuit? PLEASE HELP!!!?

Question

I am trying to find some answers because I am about to go nuts right now! I just got a dish receiver yesterday, it was plugged in the same outlet as my television. All of a sudden my lights flicker and then everything goes out. Everything comes back on except my televisions. My televisions are completely dead. They will not come on anymore, and yes I pressed power on the televisions, not the remotes, and they are just gone. The satellite receiver still works. =/ but my 2 televisions that were connected to the receiver are gone =( Brand new televisions! it was not raining outside, no lightening. So wht could have done this, causing my tv's to die?? could the receiver overload the circuit causing a shortage? I'm not sure if anyone else's power did that also, (i live in a townhome community). all i know i dont have any tvs anymore, so whats the use of a satellite now . =( could the dish tech be to blame? Or my electricity company!? Please help!!!

Answer 1

Is the dish receiver plugged into the same outlet as the TV? If not, then it is possible it could be a GFCI tripped somewhere in the house. Double check all the breakers. They usually only trip half way off when they trip. To reset them you turn them off then back on. I seriously doubt the Dish tech could have done anything to cause this problem, it really sounds more like a power outage/surge that you were unlucky enough to get. You should plug all your sensitive electronics into a surge protector.

Answer 2

If I understand you, the TV is powered through the dish receiver, if that is the case have you plugged the tv directly into the power outlets? This will isolate the problem to the tv or the dish unit. I suspect that the dish unit is the culprit even though it still works it may not allow power through to another device. If this is the case, then return the unit to the source.

Answer 3

I would be looking at the receptacles. When electricians use the quick connect push in the back they always fail at some time. You still have electricity in the home so it's not the electric company. Get someone to look at the outlets and make sure they don't use the connections on the back of the receptacles. Use only the screws on the side of the outlet. Regards, Dale