I see a lot of recommendations for whole house surge protectors, but most of the talk is directed at the Type 2 unit that is easily installed at the panel. My understanding is these units give you protection against a surge generated within the house. All those little surges that dim the lights when an appliance turns on etc., but will give very little in the way of protection against a large surge from an external source such as Lightning strike or a local transformer blowing. For this you really need a Type 1 protector that is installed at the meter. It's a complicated issue and I think many of us may not have the protection we think we have. IMHO. Cheers.
Surge protector
This morning we had a power surge. First one I ever experienced. It knocked out the sub woofer components of my GoldenEar Triton one speakers. In my ignorance I had them plugged into the wall rather than a surge protector. Soooo it blew the amplifiers in the sub woofers. It’s going to be a costly proposition: $500 for the amplifiers plus God knows how much the dealer is going to charge for coming to my house. (He’s very reluctant to do it, wants me to lug the 80 lbs speakers to the store.
Meanwhile, I’m having to listen to bass-less speakers for the foreseeable future.
So, the moral of the story is plug everything into a surge protector.
Showing 2 responses by bigtwin
@erik_squires Yes. As I read further, it appears that nothing gives protection in the event of an actual lightning strike. Storms in the area are best handled by unplugging your system. Cheers. |