Questions tagged [surge-suppression]
Electricity can sometimes experience voltage and frequency shifts that can damage sensitive electronics. A surge suppressor prevents this by bleeding off excess voltage and sending it to ground. Use for questions about these devices. Use with the [electrical] tag
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What does a surge protector do that a breaker doesn't?
The circuit breakers in my home are 120VAC, 15A or 20A breakers.
What would a surge protector (e.g. this or a power strip with surge protection) do that a breaker wouldn't do already?
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Is is safe to plug a surge protector into a 2-prong outlet using a 3-to-2-prong adapter?
I live in an apartment that has essentially no 3-prong electrical outlets. I need to plug in a modest amount of computer equipment (which has a mix of 2- and 3-prong plugs), and I want to plug this ...
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Properly installing a grounded subpanel for lightning protection
I'm installing a large antenna on the side of my house opposite the electrical service entrance. The antenna must be grounded, by nature of its design. For lightning protection, it's important that ...
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Why would my TV turn off/on when connected to a surge suppressor?
I have a very strange problem which may or may not be the TV.
The TV is plugged in to a surge suppressor with the rest of my home theater. Satellite box is also plugged in to the suppressor, ...
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Whole House Surge Protector connection
I am interested in installing a whole house residential surge protector. I don't have enough room in my main panel inside my house. I am thinking of buying one of these uints and installing somewhere ...
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How many “layers” of surge protection is considered useful?
I want to make my whole house surge protected, there are several solutions available
You can install MOV based surge protection on the entire house in line entry point - first line of defense
You can ...
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Do common surge protectors prevent outgoing spikes?
I have a air humidifier connected to a timer, and every time it turns off there is a huge spike going through the lines; lamps and computer monitors flicker.
I'm thinking about buying a surge ...
