Hard wired surge protector
Hello. So I'm considering a surge protector for next year. I'm leaning towards a hard wired version, Progressive Industries HW50C. However I have read that when they fail. You lose all power in the co...
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Bumpyroad wrote:
I would get something with a bypass feature.
bumpy
My friends surge protector went on our trip this summer. We had to disconnect the wires coming in and going out, and used one of the connectors as a temporary link to get him going again until he could get a new one. He could have still used his generator, as the protector is installed before the transfer switch. You shouldn't need protection from your own generator. In the process of trying to fix his, we learned his model also came with a keyed bypass. Unfortunately, his wasn't one of those models. His was similar to this model.https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Surge-Guard-35530-Hardwire-Model-30-Amp/283602101316?_trkparms=aid%3D1110001%26algo%3DSPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20160323102634%26meid%3Df61ff518f4cb473597a23723daaadd44%26pid%3D100623%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D2%26sd%3D143211287998%26itm%3D283602101316%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100623.m-1
