Surge protectors

EMS-LCHW50 multiple places under $300 with free shipping

pianotuna wrote:
Folks there is far more damage caused by low voltage brown outs than by surges. Here is a solution:
constant voltage transformer

This will regulate both high and low incoming line voltage. I emailed Sola. The 60 va unit, which would be wonderful for a 30 amp RV, is about $411.00 plus shipping.

sola sales

CT_WANDERER wrote:
I have PI's EMS-HW50. I think it is great. The only problem I see with checking the connection before plugging in and believing you are safe is, that think can change without you knowing it or before you can do something. I am always plugged in when home. One winter during a snow storm at night, a tree fell on my service line to the house. It broke the service line neutral. I lost $10,000 of stuff in the house. The MH was fine. The EMS disconnected from the house because of the open neutral.
This year after being in Mission, TX for the winter, the EMS disconnected from the park service due to low voltage late at night. I just figured it was due to people using heater during the cold night we had. A few day later it did the same thing. I asked the office if they could check my spot. They did, found one side of the breakers bad. Replace breaker and all is good.
The nice thing with PI EMS is you do not have to be around monitoring the system. If something goes wrong it will disconnect you.

I agree, one of my primary concern (in my situation) is low voltage. I can't tell you how many times I woke up without power. When I check the P.I. EMS unit, it shows the low voltage error code.

When that happens, I disconnect, then run my generator. When I start my day / night after the construction site shuts down for the day, I reconnect.

That's the reason I have two units. When my (four / five year old) unit wasn't functioning properly, not wanting to be without protection (the electrician who's on-site verified that the unit wasn't monitoring the incoming power properly). I immediately overnighted a new unit to my location! After speaking to P.I., I sent the other in for warranty repairs. .... Getting old, but it went something like that! ... :B

One is none, and two is one!

Pops

I have PI's EMS-HW50. I think it is great. The only problem I see with checking the connection before plugging in and believing you are safe is, that think can change without you knowing it or before you can do something. I am always plugged in when home. One winter during a snow storm at night, a tree fell on my service line to the house. It broke the service line neutral. I lost $10,000 of stuff in the house. The MH was fine. The EMS disconnected from the house because of the open neutral.
This year after being in Mission, TX for the winter, the EMS disconnected from the park service due to low voltage late at night. I just figured it was due to people using heater during the cold night we had. A few day later it did the same thing. I asked the office if they could check my spot. They did, found one side of the breakers bad. Replace breaker and all is good.
The nice thing with PI EMS is you do not have to be around monitoring the system. If something goes wrong it will disconnect you.

Hi Techwriter,

Yup, which is why I always check before I plug in the RV.

pianotuna wrote:
Folks there is far more damage caused by low voltage brown outs than by surges. Here is a solution:
constant voltage transformer

This will regulate both high and low incoming line voltage. I emailed Sola. The 60 va unit, which would be wonderful for a 30 amp RV, is about $411.00 plus shipping.

sola sales

It's looks like you would still need open neutral, open ground, and reversed polarity protection, preferably in front of the voltage regulator.

I've been using one for 11 years. I only know of one instance where it saved our bacon. That one time probably paid many times over the cost of the Progressive Industries surge protector. I even use it when I'm plugged in at home.

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Old-Biscuit wrote:
You have a brand new Coach with expensive electronics and will be plugging into 'unknown' power sources.......

Necessary........NO

But a good investment to help protect YOUR expensive items.........YES!!!

Progressive Industries
Hard wired with remote display (EMS-HW50C shop around $350/400)
LIFETIME WARRANTY and the company actually backs up that warranty

Other Brands/models are out there BUT they only have a 1 year warranty. And pricing is about the same :S

Yup I'm another satisfied customer who can confirm Progressive Industries "LIFE TIME WARRANTY" and how they take care / treat their customers!

My then 4 or 5 years old EMS-PT50C was having trouble reading / motoring the incoming power. Called Progressive, after a few questions, they instructed me to send the unit in. Within a week, they returned my unit back to me working as it should!

After which, as I find myself in locations / situations where the protection is extremely important / valuable to have between the power source and the Eagle. I purchased a second EMS-PT50C as a back up so I won't be without the protection.

At present I invested in two portable units, so I guess you can say that "I'm a satisfied customer"! ...

Pops

My Surge Guard has kept me from connecting to irregular service at campgrounds for many years now. I never leave home without it.

Are seat belts necessary? After all most are installed in vehicles that never get involved in a collision.