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Thread Number: 74073
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Best Surge Protector for Washer Dryer |
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Post# 978566 1/16/2018 at 11:39 (2,291 days old) by dylanmitchell  (Southern California) |
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Anyone using a Tripp Lite Isobar ULTRABLOK or ISOBLOK2 for washer dryer and have feedback? Looking at the ULTRABLOK since it's only a few dollars more. Any reason not to get it vs the ISOBLOK2?
Also open to suggestions or other recommendations for surge protection. And yes I will add whole house surge at some point but right now have an older panel and rely on plug-in point of use surge protection for electronics. Thanks. www.tripplite.com/isobar-... www.tripplite.com/isobar-2-outle... | ||
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Post# 978578 , Reply# 1 1/16/2018 at 13:06 (2,291 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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Yes, I have several of the Isobar products (the white one). They are very well made and actually have components inside of they that do something. I have a couple of them in front of radio equipment located at water tanks in our city and those sites actually take lightnings hits several times a year, no damage to the Isobar or the connected equipment after a couple seasons.
I would recommend AGAINST the Ultrablock as it has a circuit breaker in it. For a major appliance this could result in nuisance trips, allow the breaker in your service panel do that job. These TripLite products are very well made and can handle the current without turning into a melted lump of molded plastic. It doesn't appear the Ultra has any other advantage then the added breaker and the "Ultra" name, the Joule rating of the MOV's is the same. I do recommend adding a whole house suppressor at the panel. This is the best place to shunt a surge that comes zinging down the power line. Impedance to ground is lowest at the panel. For really sensitive electronics a device like one of these at the device makes sense too. If you ever get a lightning strike within a couple hundred yards the electro-magnetic pulse can (will) induce a fair bit of energy into the house wiring itself, a 2nd line of defense isn't a bad idea. Now with all that covered, I still believe that the likelihood of damage due to power spikes and surges is greatly exaggerated. The engineers that make AC powered devices design the power supply to live in the real world with all the power fluctuations. I'm way overcautious because I am a ham and I have antennas in the air (and I live above average terrain). This means I am FAR more likely to have a significant surge then the average household. Even the equipment I maintain for my local radio club has experienced very little failure and again those sites are drilled by lightning often (I've picked up shards of fiberglass antennas on the ground!). Surges are blamed for every electronic anomaly just because it is the one thing people have heard of, that doesn't mean a surge caused the failure.
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Post# 978601 , Reply# 5 1/16/2018 at 16:03 (2,290 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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Whole house protection
Both my post and Matthew's initial post did make mention of a whole home protector. They are a great first line of defense and I would suggest them for anybody that has lots of potentially sensitive electronics or someone that is at a higher then normal risk of surges. They don't really protect against EMP in the house wiring though so they may not be a panacea.
Love the Amazon source, especially if you add the "expert" installation for an extra $1200... Again, try not to be overly paranoid about surges, our computer, power supplies and radios all survived the surge that caused this damage about 15 feet from our rack. At that time we had no surge protection other then the UPS on the computer.
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Post# 978616 , Reply# 7 1/16/2018 at 18:32 (2,290 days old) by dylanmitchell (Southern California) |
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Thanks for the info. Isobar looks good point of use/ outlet surge option and tip on getting the ULTRABLOK version with no circuit breaker is helpful.
Have looked at the Leviton mentioned above the Leviton 50240-MSAMeter Socket Surge Arrester and other whole-home systems. I'm a fan of Square D QO and Eaton products so I'd consider surge protector from them too. None are too bad of an install and even cost of licensed electrician install wouldn't be bad especially when you consider making an insurance claim after a licensed electrician installs vs DIY if/ when something happens. Like to get a replacement panel with built-in surge protection like Eaton CH Load Centers (factory mounted and wired surge suppressor ) since my GE Panel is +/- 30 year and 125 amps. Bigger hit to the pocketbook though. Should just put a whole home surge like the Leviton option until I'm ready to do a full panel swap out. Good news is it's not an old Federal Pacific or Zinsco panel or a knob and tube wired house like my last place. This post was last edited 01/16/2018 at 21:06 | ||
| Post# 978618 , Reply# 8 1/16/2018 at 19:07 (2,290 days old) by sfh074 ( ) | ||
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La Mesa?? Hey Dylan I see La Mesa after your name. Is that La Mesa, CA? If so, I lived there for 28 years and loved it. Olive Ave and then on Severin Dr. | ||
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Post# 978626 , Reply# 9 1/16/2018 at 20:51 (2,290 days old) by dylanmitchell (Southern California) |
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sfh074 it is La Mesa we're in Grossmont area and I know Olive and Sevrin. Great part of San Diego and like the community here. Changing with livelier updated downtown Blvd and growth. Atlanta must have been quite the change weather wise. Realized I'd left off state in my profile so went back and added that.
You familiar with La Mesa Appliance, Aztec Appliance, Humphrey Appliance, Appliance Alley, Broadway Auto, Earl Fite Plumbing etc.? Any favorites services shops you used like Humphrey's, Code 3, or Gormsen for service? La Mesa Appliance was the go-to for a while but the techs they send out now are meh at best. | ||
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Post# 978852 , Reply# 11 1/18/2018 at 13:30 (2,289 days old) by dylanmitchell (Southern California) |
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