DesertDogs
Apr 07, 2017Explorer
Surge Guard w/ ? Power pedestal - how do you handle this?
We just had a Surge Guard 35550 hard wired into our 2017 Newmar Ventana motorhome.
I've heard that the unit can be quite picky about power supplies and will not allow power into the coach if there seems to be any issues at all with the power supply. Of course, this protection is the reason we had the unit installed.
But I'm wondering... can the unit be TOO picky?
What do you do if you go into a park, get a space, find the Surge Guard won't accept power and the park insists that their pedestal is fine and they can't offer you a different space?
Has this happened to any of you and how did you handle the situation?
I'm beginning to think that we would have been better off with a non-hard wired unit, that way we could easily bypass the surge guard in situations where we decided the risk would be worth removing the unit?
I'm considering having the 35550 re-wired with plugs to allow easy removal, if need be. Does this sound like a good move?
Looking forward to your thoughts and experiences with this kind of thing.
I've heard that the unit can be quite picky about power supplies and will not allow power into the coach if there seems to be any issues at all with the power supply. Of course, this protection is the reason we had the unit installed.
But I'm wondering... can the unit be TOO picky?
What do you do if you go into a park, get a space, find the Surge Guard won't accept power and the park insists that their pedestal is fine and they can't offer you a different space?
Has this happened to any of you and how did you handle the situation?
I'm beginning to think that we would have been better off with a non-hard wired unit, that way we could easily bypass the surge guard in situations where we decided the risk would be worth removing the unit?
I'm considering having the 35550 re-wired with plugs to allow easy removal, if need be. Does this sound like a good move?
Looking forward to your thoughts and experiences with this kind of thing.