Amp hums bad when appliances are on - source of the problem?

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saratogan

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Setup:
Marshall 15DFX combo
Proco Lifelines instrument cable
Tokai Love Rock

The amp hums like crazy whenever the frig or the dish washer is running. Hums even more when I touch any metal part of the guitar or the guitar end of the instrument cable.

What could be the problem? I know the guitar and the cable can act like antenna, picking up electric noises, but I didn't think it could be this bad.

Thanks in advance for your advice.
 
Problem understood (but not solved). I tried rotating the cable end in the input jack and with some positions, the humming stopped. It's either the jack (more likely) or the cable.

Thanks for listening. :wink:
 

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