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Thread Number: 48081
protecting electronic washers from surge/spike damage |
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Post# 697202 , Reply# 1 8/17/2013 at 22:59 (3,902 days old) by kb0nes  (Burnsville, MN) |
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Pretty much all electronic devices today have circuitry energized at all times. The big tip off is when the switch isn't a mechanical switch but a momentary push button of some sort. Any form of remote control or clock means there is an active power supply while the device is "off".
A switched outlet switch or simply unplugging the device will provide a large amount of protection from power anomalies. This also reduces the power draw during non use which can add up. Of course unplugging the appliance doesn't help protect it during use ;) some active form of surge protection is still a good idea. | ||
| Post# 697247 , Reply# 2 8/18/2013 at 07:11 (3,901 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
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Post# 697256 , Reply# 3 8/18/2013 at 09:03 (3,901 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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I have the whole house device......paid $500.00 installed......NOT worth a damn!....
blown out stereo, DVD, and TV all in one storm....proof positive it doesn't not work.... use a protector while in use, maybe can help, always best to pull the plug, unless the switch disconnects both sides and the ground....that machine is still connected one way or another... | ||
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Post# 697287 , Reply# 4 8/18/2013 at 13:35 (3,901 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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The whole home protector is a highly recommended add on, but indeed they won't prevent all damage! Counting on any single surge protector for that is a mistake.
The whole home device that installs at the entrance panel is the first defense when an over voltage event comes zinging down your power line. We can't stop a surge so all that can be done is to shunt it onto the ground and neutral lines. Ideally this should be done as soon as possible, i.e. at the entrance panel. But the rub that remains is that a significant event could cause the panel protector to fail or just the magnetic field caused by a nearby strike can induce spikes into the house wiring. Even with a whole home protector, additional protection devices at sensitive electronics are still needed. I won't even go into dissimilar grounds for cable TV or telco. You can buy all the proctors you want and if your grounds aren't well bonded you will see tons of damage. | ||
| Post# 697988 , Reply# 6 8/21/2013 at 22:55 (3,898 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
Hmmmm .......Not sure
I can say this but I can't be sure it is the surge protector.
The first years of having my Duet, I got error codes......It was a bad board so it was replaced.......I think this was 2005 or 2006 (ish). I had been reading and hearing about the problems at that time so after the board was replaced, I have kept it plugged into a working surge protector and haven't had a single error code in over 7 yrs. There's no way to know if it's the surge protector or not...... | ||
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Post# 698023 , Reply# 7 8/22/2013 at 01:00 (3,898 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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Mark,
I'd wager its unlikely that your use of a surge protector stopped the error codes. Seems like the board swap probably was the cure. While a surge protector does knock down big spikes that can cause damage, bear in mind the power supply in the appliance was engineered to operate in the real world, with real world mains power and all its faults. Its much like how the HiFi people have to spend hundreds (thousands?) of dollars on a power conditioner to make their system sound better. Its an insult to the engineer that designed the components to imply that they can't work in the real world. Big profits to be had at the expensive of people with over active imaginations... But the use of the surge protector doesn't hurt, and it could prevent a failure. Heck if hanging a rubber chicken over the washer stopped the error codes that would be good too! | ||
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