Surge Supressors
Just picked up a new Jayco 321 Fifth wheel. Since most manufacturers do include any type of surge suppression, I have always purchased a post type suppressor just for the added protection. I am now lo...
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RustyJC wrote:DKRITTER wrote:
We had an Open Neutral in our cord and it did extensive damage to the trailer.
We had a Surge Guard on the post, however since the problem was after the SG it did nothing to help. Had we had the HW-50 we would not have had an issue. We now have a HW-50 and love it. So yes a hard wired system is worth it.
The same thing happened to our daughter and son-in-law. The pedestal mounted protection device couldn't detect the open neutral in the shore power cord. The result was over $7,000 in damages. They now have a hard wired Progressive Industries EMS-HW50C system that monitors power as it enters the RV's power distribution panel.
Rusty
Connection is power cord reels are also noted to cause loss of one or more leads. Again in 50 amp service the loss of neutral puts 240V across 120V devices and they get fried. TV, Microwave, refer, converters, on and on. HW is the way to go. Chris
