Power Surges and Class A motorhomes

Executive wrote:

bluegypsy wrote:
5.5 years full-timing, no surge guard, no problems. I do have a polarity checker which I plug into an outlet when we first hook up, and a voltage/frequency monitor which stays plugged in while we're in place to check for voltage drops/rises. We've found some issues at campgrounds with these simple products.

I'm not sure I understand the need for a fancy surge guard. The power at the pedestal is usually coming from the same source as that to someone's house. Once you've ascertained it's wired correctly (by using one or both of the cheap items I've got), the chance of a surge is as likely as you'd get at your house.

Looking at your map, you haven't been in an area of REAL tstorms YET!...we were in Montana a few years ago and lightning struck a couple doors from our coach. Fried the surge protector first, then the microwave, then the middle A/C then the transfer switch. I believe it would have fried everything electric had I not had the Surge Protector. Progressive replaced the SP free of charge. Warranty covered everything else...about $9k worth...I wouldn't travel without one...just sayin so from personal experience.....Dennis

Thunderstorm? Switch off pedestal and turn on generator.

I have been to CGs that had a 200amp main circuit feeding 8 - 30amp site circuits. Seems like they were hedging on not all sites using all 30 amps at one time. They were wrong. Went into brown out (less than 105v) and then the main circuit would pop. A couple of these were owned and managed by the power company.

While CGs use same power source as S&B they are not all wired correctly.