Does anyone know about furnaces?

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The discussion centers on the potential interference of an ancient furnace with WiFi signals in an apartment setting. Participants speculate on the furnace's fuel type, suggesting it may be heating oil or natural gas, and emphasize the importance of relocating the router away from large metal objects, such as the furnace. A new wireless router's installation instructions highlight the need for optimal placement to avoid signal attenuation. The consensus is that the router should be positioned high and away from the furnace to improve WiFi performance.

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my apartment has this ancient furnace.
it either is electric coil or natural gas.

i think its heating oil and pumping it around the building.

could it burn natural gas and just pump hot air through the furnace?

anyway. its slowing down my WiFi.
 
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they put the furnace next to the internet router.
100%
 
Xilus said:
my apartment has this ancient furnace.
Xilus said:
they put the furnace next to the internet router.
100%

100% of what?

I'm not following the timeline. Was an ancient furnace installed adjacent to an existing router? Or was a router installed adjacent to an existing furnace? In either case, if the suspicion is that the furnace is interfering with router WIFI, then move the router elsewhere.
 
It could be pumping oil water or air.
I can't think how it might interfere with wi fi though, unless it's very thick metal, and exactly positioned so that it's seriously attenuating the wi fi signal.
Can you not relocate the router?
 
None of this makes any sense, but if you have a landlord, you should be talking to them.
 
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AS it happen, I just bought a new wireless router. The instructions were not to place it near large metal objects because it can affect the directional pattern of the antennae. Also the instructions tell you to mount it high up. A furnace is often in the basement - definitely not a good place for a Router. Best site would probably be near the ceiling of the ground floor.
 

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