Microwave Saturation

You could use a metal sheet, a few people choose aluminum. What exactly are you blocking?

I want to block microwaves from coming onto my house. Aluminum is used in insulation. Is that blocking cell phone transmissions. I have never heard that is a problem for cell phones.

Microwaves and Radio Frequency waves emanating from radars, cell phone transmitters or broadcasting transmitters outside the home, can be blocked using specially developed grounded paints, wall papers and foils. Products are also available for window treatments but these are difficult to ground and, without grounding, they can dramatically increase the levels of EMF in the home, provoking a whole new range of symptoms.

I'm not sure what your motives are for doing this, but it's important to point out that not all microwaves are dangerous. For example, cell phones microwave radiation is non-ionizing - meaning it doesn't cause damage to chemical bonds or dna. Just check some facts before putting forth a large budget to repaint your house/redecorate your living room.

My personal favorite:

Mock not the Aluminati my friend.They are Out there. ;-)

A Faraday cage, just like the perforated metal sheet inside your microwave door. (Curses, foiled again!)

Hello mschultz, A couple of years ago I encountered a similar situation. I hope I am not second guessing you here, but this is what I discovered: Your own equipment may be at fault! If you are experiencing interference between internal wireless equipment such as modular telephone devices and such, you may want to check the frequency they operate at. For example; A 2.5 GHz wireless device will interfere with another device operating within the same frequency range. I am not sure otherwise why you would believe that you need to shield yourself from microwave energy. Stephen

I am among those who do not believe that low level microwave radiation is harmless. I really don't want to get into that debate. Just looking for help to protect my family from my "imagined" potential problem. With the exception of my TV remote I avoid all wireless technology. Don't need it. Don't want it. Every day more low level radiation is added to our environment. I'd rather be safe than sorry. Yes I am still exposed outside of my home but I'm doing what I can to reduce our exposure. Sorry to say, so far, no one has given a definitive answer to my question.

They make paints, wallpapers, etc for it (as I told you previously), but if you want a full list of ways to protect you and your things from any kind of EMF like microwave radiation, go ahead and mosey on over to here:

http://www.lessemf.com/faq-shie.html

They pretty much just repeat what I've said but in more detail.

Thank you Mizuti for the reference. That is what I was looking for.

You could buy one of those really expensive diodes... Don't fall for that one. A neighbor down the street from me got roped into buying some gimmick diode type device that claimed to absorb all EMI radiation. I tried to tell her not to do it but she bought it anyway. At least she feels like she is safe but little does she know that nothing has changed..

Thank you for the warning.

find the frequency and then install a mesh with holes that are at least 1/4 wavelength across

or use aluminum foil bonded to earth, if you don't bond it it can re radiate

if radiation is coming from one side just cover that part thats being illuminated by microwaves

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Lets not forget the microwave oven at 2.4 GHz!! and possibly RF coming in on the power lines. These would have to be filtered where they come into the house. The TV generates RF so that has to go... also any radios (battery powered or otherwise) generate RF. Oh and the computer will have to go too. The switching power supply in it PLUS all the digital logic inside it are all RF generators.

You probably generate much more RF from inside your home than you will ever receive from outside sources unless you live next to a radio station which puts out kilowatts of power.

But if you want to continue, research "screen rooms". I once considered this because I was working with very low level signals, but when they started talking about copper screen or gold screen (like window screen) it quickly got beyond my budget.

Bill

Don't use a microwave oven. Will a LED flat screen TV or computer be any better? Are wires in conduit any better than romex in the walls?

Regarding wires in the wall, metal conduit might help in that you would have less length of wires to radiate. I specify metal because plastic conduit would have little effect, but the trick is to clean up the power line AT THE POINT where it enters the screen. Then conduit is a waste. You will still have leakage from all the power cords to your appliances.

One of my hobbies is Radio Direction Finding (where we find a hidden transmitter). A drty trick (for the transmitter) is to set it up near high tension power lines, with an antenna parallel to the lines. The power lines absorb the RF and re-radiate it over miles of power lines.

Gotta go to work for now, but FCC has many regulations regarding RF emmisions contained in Part 15 of their regulations. You might want to research that.

Bill