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Is it the city safety code around here that requires surge protector for the fuse panel of the house? I have an eletrician come out to fix an outlet today. He told me that I need to install a surge protector at the fuse panel where the power comes into the house. I have never heard of this. Can this be just a scam for my $$. He told me since he was already here and would put it in for me for $100) otherwise it ould cost me $125).
Any suggestion?
I check with your town hall, that's not a requirement in Ft. Worth, but you may have a council person who's brother in law is an electrician. :clown:
It's just cheap insurance...
I have surge protectors all over the place... most electronics is plugged into either a surge protector/supressor or a UPS.
If you put it in the fusebox then it protects the whole house.
RJ
The surge protector for the circuit breaker pannel is to protect the appiances from surges. I still think that you are supposed to use an independant surge protector for the computers and such.
I believe I paid $50 for one at Home Depot for a Square D QO pannel. Most of the other circuit breaker pannels probably cost less.