Surge protector

[akroyaleagle]

Is this a plug in type or does it go in the circuit breaker box?

It was a plug in type. I disconnected the power cable from the power supply box, put a female end on it and installed the protector permanently.

[kyle4501]

I installed this one -

http://www.adventurerv.net/permanent-surge-guard-120240v-hardwire-amp-34560-p-2760.html


#1 - harder to leave behind if it is hard mounted to the coach.
#2 - too difficult to bypass when it won't approve the electrical power supply & you are hot & just want some AC.

So far, so good. Only had 1 instance where shore power wasn't good enough for it to connect. I plugged in the battery charger & just used the inverter & no AC.

[akroyaleagle]

Only had 1 instance where shore power wasn't good enough for it to connect.


Why would you elect to use the power after your protection refused it!

In my experience, the problem is usually a CGFI.

[kyle4501]

Only had 1 instance where shore power wasn't good enough for it to connect.


Why would you elect to use the power after your protection refused it!

In my experience, the problem is usually a CGFI.

The 30A circuit was refused by the surge protector - The 15A circuit checked out as fine. When my coach is pluged in to just 15A the supply breaker will trip at inconvenient times. 15A will run the battery charger just fine AND the inverter takes care of the rest (as long as you don't need AC. 

[Billysurf]

As explained to me when we had it happen. With all the newer electronics it is not so much the surge as it is the low voltage. We went to a campground at the Oregon coast. Very nice rv resort. Dumb me didn't even think about checking the pole which normally I always do with a Multi meter. Plugged in the 50 amp shore cord and went inside. I turned on the mains and after a few minutes looked at the meter on my panel and it was jumping between 55 and 92. I shut the main off. We asked to be moved and this time I check the pole and it was fine. Went in side and threw the mains and then went to heat up some coffee in the Microwave. It would not come on. Turned the tv on and it was gone. The AC on the refrigerator was gone. We both look at our computers and turned them on and they were ok. They were the only thing that was on those strip type surge protectors that plug into another outlet. So we got the outlet plugin type for all the things that require a surge protector as well as a low voltage protector. It just plugs into the outlet where you need it and the device plugs into it. Expensive lesson learned.
Point is check to make sure it protects both ways because more damage is done by a low voltage than a short spike up on these new things.
Dave5Cs

Excellent advice!  Thank you!