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Re: [TowerTalk] whole house surge protectors

To: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] whole house surge protectors
From: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:48:32 -0700
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Kim Elmore wrote:
> Can someone explain how these whole-house surge suppressors are 
> installed? I've looked at illustrations of several and, benighted as 
> I am, I don't see how they are installed.
> 
> Kim Elmore N5OP 
> 

They're installed at your service entrance (main breaker).. 3 wires, 1 
to each hot, 1 to the neutral/ground (since at the service entrance, 
neutral and ground are bonded together)..

Formfactor wise.. there's two popular styles.. one is a blob that sits 
inside the box (which would be a tight fit in most residential 
installations that hadn't left room for it) and the other is a small box 
that has  1/2" conduit nipple sticking out that you install hanging off 
the side of the box.  If you slog through the Eaton/Cutler Hammer 
website and look at the "Advanced accessories" or something like that, 
there's a pretty good brochure.

I suspect there's other form factors, but those are the two I've seen.




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