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dodge_guy
Explorer II
Sep 13, 2019

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 coach. Not sure as I'm new to surge protectors. Which brings up a question. Where would be the best place to wire it in? Sounds like at the panel is where it should be wired in. But if it fails I have no power. I was thinking if I wired it in before the ATS then if it did fail I would still be able to get power from the generator. I haven't ruled out an inline protector, but have read that when they do end up protecting the RV they cannot be repaired and need to be replaced.

This is all new to me, so please enlighten me!
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  • jplante4's avatar
    jplante4
    Explorer II
    Sep 13, 2019
    I have that same surge protector in the Sahara. It is wired to protect from bad power from the generator as well, which has saved my butt a coupe of times when I was having generator problems.
  • accsys's avatar
    accsys
    Explorer
    Sep 13, 2019
    We wired ours before the ATS back in 2010 and it has protected us a few times from bad power. I wired the input cord to the Progressive and then bought a short length of cord from Home Depot to go from the Progressive to the ATS - very simple. I have also purchased a Terminal strip that can be used to bypass the Progressive or ATS if one of them should fail.

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