surge protector

KATOOM wrote:
I have to ask the most obvious question.....so no one get all emotional in response.

If surge protectors are a MUST HAVE ITEM then "why" aren't they original equipment components of the RV/trailer from the factory? I can understand why a low budget 20amp trailer wouldn't have one but most of these RV/trailers are more expensive than the trucks pulling them. Would installing surge protectors on the assembly line be that big of a problem? If its build costs then the manufacture could simply add the few hundred on the MSRP. Plus if park voltage issues and repairs costs are such as everyone here is describing then you'd think RV insurance companies would require surge protectors. :h

Actually high end MHs *ARE* equipped with Surge Protection from the factories - that take "EMS" to a whole new level.

WHY don't 5th wheel mgfgs equip trailers with *QUALITY* tires from the factory?

Is TPMS from the factory on cars/trucks insurance company inspired due to accidents caused by tire failures?

Anyway - for RVs - easy "double duh", two word answer to your statements:

*BEAN COUNTERS*!!..:S.:S

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On edit:
Excellent surge protector "DON'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT" posts from these forums:

The Electrician said "Oops!"

"pianotuna" note:
Both the example above & below were 30amp pedestals.
Whether it's 30 or 50 amp - bad 'stuff' still can happen.

here's another

Down time is a bummer - no matter who pays..:(


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