every time my gas fire fires up it effects my t.v.?

Question

i have a baxi bermuda gas fire and every time it fires up all the teles in the house goes funny. i get squigerly lines all across the picture. can you please tell me the reason for this happening

Answer 1

Ground your Antenna/cable lead.......Fire is ignited with a spark ignighter that interferes with the picture's modulation

Answer 2

Is the gas fire controlled by a thermostat or some sort of electrical circuit?

If so, you probably have some sort of interference between the control circuit and the tele. There may be some part, relay, igniter, etc. that is generating spurious frequencies that may be interacting with the televisions.

Answer 3

I will assume it has a motor on it. Motors can give off frequencies that affect your picture. If you have a cable that runs near the fire see if you can get some distance or upgrade the cable to the next size bigger. If they are on antennas/rabbit ears not much you can do but shut it down.