Re: Surge protectors to use with home electronics when grounding is not available?
- From: ehsjr <e.h.s.j.r.removethespampunctuation@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:30:02 GMT
d_dd22222@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
I am moving into a home which was built in the late 1800s where
brownouts are common and no grounds are available on the outlets. I
will not have the option of rewiring the home.
Does anyone have suggestions as to how I can best protect my home
electronics (computers, entertainment center, etc).
Throw "best" out the window.
Some things you can do: use fiber optic telephone and television
service.
I don't think insurance will be honored when there is no ground,
but I don't know for sure. Same thing for the warrantees on
point of use protectors.
I've seen plenty of "surge protectors" which look like they are more
marketing hype than anything else. What are your opinions on these?
IEEE recommends point of use protectors in conjunction with
whole house protection, so at least some point of use protectors
are good. But you can't follow the IEEE recommendation, which is
why you have to throw "best" out the window. Without ground,
you _cannot_ correctly assume that your equipment is protected
from surges, unless it is completely disconnected from places
where the surges can get in - mains, tv leadin, telephone
wires etc.
Ed
.
Has anyone heard of cases where people actually cashed in on the
insurances offered by these devices ? How about cases of renter's
insurance covering damage due to electrical problems during storms (or
other timers) ?
If there are surge suppressors out there that are worth their salt,
are any of the insurances valid when the suppressors are not connected
to grounded outlets?
Thanks for any assistance.
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