Those with portable surge protector

[cougar28]

While plugged in at your home do you always use your surge protector?
I can see why to always use at campgrounds because of lots of things there. High demand on power causing low voltage- high voltage-bad wiring-etc etc. But at home those are not near as likely to happen. Just curious what other do.

[fj12ryder]

No offense, but I don't think they are too far out of line if they felt that drilling a hole in their case was a bit much. From what I've seen the wiring is pretty straightforward without drilling holes.

FWIW, why did you drill a hole in the case?

[campigloo]

I have a hard wired Progressive on mine and it wasn’t able to stop a surge. It burnt the wires coming right out of the box. Not only would they not honor the warranty because I drilled a hole in the box form my solar, they wouldn’t even answer my original question and would not engage any further conversation. That’s the part that really PISSED ME OFF.
Moral of the story, it only seems to be good for high or low voltage alerts.

[ol_Bombero-JC]

cougar28 wrote:
While plugged in at your home do you always use your surge protector?
I can see why to always use at campgrounds because of lots of things there. High demand on power causing low voltage- high voltage-bad wiring-etc etc. But at home those are not near as likely to happen. Just curious what other do.

It would seem some of the posters are of the opinion you are asking if you use your portable surge protector for surge protection *INSIDE* your "sticks and bricks" HOUSE (home).

While AT your home - why not use it for your RV - just like you would at a campground?

I've never experienced a surge event AT at campground - but I have had same happen at my "sticks and bricks" - relatively new home, major power company. Power (utility) company had power outage. When they powered back up (on) - surge cost me a fairly expensive electronic device. Lesson learned - use individual surge protectors for same IN YOUR HOME - (or whole house protection at your electrical panel).

As already noted: RV surge protectors -no matter what kind, including PI - will *NOT* protect your *RV* from *LIGHTNING* strikes!..:( Thunderstorms, lightning potential: Disconnect from pedestal (as in "unplug").

:C

[smarty]

I use ours 100% of the time, no matter where we are parked
After all is that not what it is for?

[RambleOnNW]

We have a whole house surge suppressor in our breaker panel at home and also use the portable surge suppressor at all times. The portable suppressor is in the utility bay attached to an extension cord so always gets used when the extension cord is plugged in.

Lost a minor amount of electronics years ago at home when the utility had a 6kV line fall on the low voltage line. Added a whole house surge suppressor soon after.

[mosseater]

I guess I'm missing the down side to using the surge protector all the time? Mine is plugged into it 24/7 for the last 11 years no matter where I power up.

[Jennifer_Koper]

I need this product as usually last many days and using also.
but how I can properly maintain uninterruptible power supplies?

[2012Coleman]

12th Man Fan wrote:
I use mine at home.
A lightning strike is just as likely here as anywhere.

X2 - and why not use it at home? Gave me a chance to check the output codes against the instructions - just to get familiar with them - use progressive industries products.

[ford_truck_guy]

I have a - Clicky that I keep in my bucket with my connector,

I also have a cheaper version - clicky . That I leave plugged into my shore outlet at my house..

[ncrowley]

We do not use the external power monitor when at home. We have a whole house surge protector.

[MFL]

Thanks for your reply Scott, I trust your advice! I will unplug during future thunder storms. I've been lucky so far, no need to push it. 🙂

Jerry

[ScottG]

MFL wrote:

ScottG wrote:
When ever an electrical storm is predicted, I unplug the RV. That is much safer than having it plugged into anything.

When at home, and thunder/lightning starts up, I open the breaker to the RV box outside, the one in the panel in the house. I also have a breaker in the box outside, but I think either being opened will protect me from lightning. Tell me, if I am wrong, and should actually be unplugged from the outdoor box.

Jerry

Opening a breaker wont give much protection. Lightening can easily jump the open switch.
Think of it this way, if lightening can jump for miles in the sky, that extra 1/4" wont help much.
Same goes for these surge protectors. They are meant for tiny, very shot term spikes. Even the inudtrial SP's will be blown to pieces with a nearby lightening strike (I've seen it).

Cheers,
Scott

[MFL]

ScottG wrote:
When ever an electrical storm is predicted, I unplug the RV. That is much safer than having it plugged into anything.

When at home, and thunder/lightning starts up, I open the breaker to the RV box outside, the one in the panel in the house. I also have a breaker in the box outside, but I think either being opened will protect me from lightning. Tell me, if I am wrong, and should actually be unplugged from the outdoor box.

Jerry

[wa8yxm]

Mine is installed. (Same with my autoformer) and yes I'd use it at home

Ad the neutral open at home once. cost me a computer power supply, several light bulbs. and later I had the power company mis-wire cost me the above plus all my surge strips (Sounded a bit like a fireworks display in the basement) and the blower motor on my furnace.

I'd use a surge protector on the RV at home.