https://community.bt.com/t5/Archive-Staging/Router-s-status-during-house-renovations/m-p/2192252#M1234653 <P>Hello!</P><P>Soon I will be having my kitchen renovated, my BT router is in the kitchen. Is it safe to turn the router off for 8+ hours at a time while workmen are here? (I have to unplug it as I'm moving sockets and putting heaters in etc etc)</P><P>By 'safe' I mean will the Dynamic Line Manager see this downtime as a fault and act accordingly by slowing speeds etc?</P><P>Is there ANY other way this will be detrimental to my internet/the router?</P><P>Or, is it safe?</P><P>I've had many, many, months of problems with internet over the years. Huge problems that took months to ''fix'' or bandaid. So I'm pretty paranoid and worried!</P><P>Thanks for any help and information,</P><P>kind regards.</P> Tue, 02 Nov 2021 02:55:52 GMT Pale91 2021-11-02T02:55:52Z https://community.bt.com/t5/Archive-Staging/Router-s-status-during-house-renovations/m-p/2192252#M1234653 <P>Hello!</P><P>Soon I will be having my kitchen renovated, my BT router is in the kitchen. Is it safe to turn the router off for 8+ hours at a time while workmen are here? (I have to unplug it as I'm moving sockets and putting heaters in etc etc)</P><P>By 'safe' I mean will the Dynamic Line Manager see this downtime as a fault and act accordingly by slowing speeds etc?</P><P>Is there ANY other way this will be detrimental to my internet/the router?</P><P>Or, is it safe?</P><P>I've had many, many, months of problems with internet over the years. Huge problems that took months to ''fix'' or bandaid. So I'm pretty paranoid and worried!</P><P>Thanks for any help and information,</P><P>kind regards.</P> Tue, 02 Nov 2021 02:55:52 GMT https://community.bt.com/t5/Archive-Staging/Router-s-status-during-house-renovations/m-p/2192252#M1234653 Pale91 2021-11-02T02:55:52Z https://community.bt.com/t5/Archive-Staging/Router-s-status-during-house-renovations/m-p/2192258#M1234654 <P>Turning off the router for 8 hours at a time will not incur the wrath of DLM. It is multiple short interruptions that cause DLM to take action.</P> Tue, 02 Nov 2021 08:08:39 GMT https://community.bt.com/t5/Archive-Staging/Router-s-status-during-house-renovations/m-p/2192258#M1234654 licquorice 2021-11-02T08:08:39Z