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Internal Power Surges and Dedicated Circuits

My question, do dedicated circuits protect gear from "internal" power surges occurring in other circuits? I realize, that external power surges happen that can affect all circuits, but my question is not about that nor is this intended to be a discussion about sound quality.

Kenny

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kennythekey OP
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Thanks willewonka.
For example, air conditioners or clothes dryers on different breakers than my audio, that is on its own and separate dedicated circuit. I plan to add an all house surge protector and I'm wondering if that's enough.
So, can a surge from the air conditioner affect my audio gear?
Kenny
kennythekey OP
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williewonka, thanks for all of this good information.

I'm trying to be a minimalist in terms of adding filters and suppression directly to my audio gear. I would rather, if possible, quiet the noisy appliances on those other circuits and keep my audio circuits as unfiltered or nearly unfiltered, so that the AC is delivered as is.

I will be doing the all house solution first and may apply both stage 1 and 2 protection out there. I have two dedicated 20 amp circuits with isolated grounds for my audio gear. Instead, of re-arranging the panel, or adding a separate panel, how would I quiet my AC/Furnace, dryer, refrigerators, etc., from spilling noise over to my audio circuits? What type of units are available to use on those types of appliances? I'm not familiar with that approach.

Kenny

kennythekey OP
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Sounds about right to me, Steve.
One of the most eye opening changes to my system, just the other day, was removing my power regenerator and plugging right into the receptacle. But, we're not here to discuss sound quality.
l will check out the link you sent.
Kenny
kennythekey OP
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Again, thank you.

I recently moved into my home and know that most of the major appliances are new or like-new. The j-boxes are all metal in the house. I had a licensed electrician install the 20A dedicated circuits, and it was he who recommended the isolated grounds.

Due to multiple foundation walls in the way, the boxes/IG receptacles were installed in the floor behind my audio rack. UF-B wire was used in the crawl space and continues under the outside deck and then straight to the panel. The wire was run in metal conduit where exposed outside. The one thing that I really like about this install, is that the wiring is nowhere near any other wiring, as it is basically run outside of the home, so isolated in that respect.

I had some thoughts about providing stage 3 protection for the audio gear, but I'm trying to avoid tampering with the AC power. Another consideration is AC conditioning, and one can spend a small fortune on that stuff. Do you think, I can do without that as well?

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