How do you protect your surge suppressor

[Showme_5vr]

I read recently in Trailer Life magazine about someone that had a surge suppressor go bad because it got wet. So what do you do if anything to protect your surge suppressor from the weather?
Thanks in advance!!

[cbshoestring]

cbshoestring wrote:
I installed a hardwired unit. Stays dry, unless the closet leaks :B

The ammo box seems to be a good solution for cord connections, but my favorite I read on here is the portable unit installed as a permanent unit.

Cut the cord INSIDE the trailer. Place a male plug on the supply side, place a female plug on the "trailer" side. This is backwards. Male on "trailer" side, plugged into female on surge protector, which then takes male plug into newly installed female plug on supply cord.Once plugged in...your surge protector is essential permanent in a dry space.

I am not sure how it can be monitored, but it will still protect.

Edited myself...didn't mean to double post. Think I will leave it, so the mistake is easily seen.

[cbshoestring]

I installed a hardwired unit. Stays dry, unless the closet leaks :B

The ammo box seems to be a good solution for cord connections, but my favorite I read on here is the portable unit installed as a permanent unit.

Cut the cord INSIDE the trailer. Place a male plug on the supply side, place a female plug on the "trailer" side. Once plugged in...your surge protector is essential permanent in a dry space.

I am not sure how it can be monitored, but it will still protect.

[PawPaw_n_Gram]

Weather resistant doesn't mean waterproof. If the pedestal isn't high enough to keep ours off the ground, I use a short extension, and cheap folding chair. I drape it so both cords are handing down.

I do this even if there is not a forecast for rain. I never leave it lying on the ground. Been caught by surprise thunderstorms too many times.

[NanciL]

Mine is a Progressive.
It has been in gully washing rain storms and I have never had a problem with it.

We are snow birds and it is exposed to off and on rain storms for five months a year

Jack L

[time2roll]

Hardwired in the RV.

[MrWizard]

cut your cord, put new male and female ends
get a plastic AMMO BOX
make your self a weather proof box you can lock, for your surge protector

several members have made this box for shore cord extensions to keep cord ends out of water

[nineoaks2004]

I use a plastic bag also, over the lock box no use in taking chances

[CA_Traveler]

Some have installed portable units inside the rig. From the get go I bought a inside hard wired EMS unit.

The Progressive Industries portable units are listed as weather resistant/outdoor use.

[Showme_5vr]

Navegator you assume correctly.

[navegator]

Place it in a bag and hang it in such a way that both cables are coming out of the bag going down so that no water gets in the bag.

I am assuming you have a portable one the you plug at the pedestal.

navegator

[lj2654]

cover with a plastic bag...