TP-Link Powerline adapter

[Sky-Knight]

The thing to remember is the powerline module maintains its speed much further than WiFi.

The units in my home have about half the total range of the 5ghz side of my Unifi AC Lite WAP, much less the 2.4ghz. So that's not always true either.

 

[trevm999]

I would imagine there could be problems if you plugged them into outlets on circuits that were on different phases.

So as long as the separate breakers are on the same phase, there's probably not a problem with them being on different breakers.

 

[Diggs]

Hmmm.... I've used them in out-buildings 100s of feet from the main building (where no WiFi was even detected) with impressive results. I'll have to run some benchmarks the next time I get a chance.

 

[NJW]

These worry me a bit. First thing the user will do is plug a 1500+ watt heater in there in the winter.

Generally, they are going to be used next to other known equipment – e.g., the modem/router – which will remain permanently connected. In the OP's case, there are no free sockets available.

Personally, I have no qualms about using the feed-through socket for high loads. It's rated exactly the same as the wall socket that it plugs into and is literally a straight connection from front to back. There is the added advantage of a noise filter, which can be useful for isolating noisy power supplies that would otherwise interfere with best operation of the Powerline link, or even kill it completely in extreme cases – there's a popular ISP's router power supply in France that often falls into this category.

 

[NJW]

I would imagine there could be problems if you plugged them into outlets on circuits that were on different phases.

HomePlug AV2 devices can use the best pair of phase, neutral and earth connections, so will usually cross phases (on the same meter) without a problem. The quality of circuit breakers is a bigger factor, but a troublesome circuit breaker can be replaced relatively easily.

 

[mlcomputers]

I agree with NJW here. I have had a few jobs recently where 3 phase was in play and the TP-Link home plug units worked fine. I uses loads of these especially in big old houses here in France, where running cables is not practical. Never had an issues with a customer plugging in a high load device. It tends to be the router or the multi strip that was plugged into the electrical socket in the first place powering the original equipment.