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Recommendations for surge protection on multiple devices around the house

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  • 28-08-2017 12:12pm
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    KCross
    Registered Users Posts: 12,125 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi
    I've recently had a power supply blow for a piece of electronic equipment. The manufacturer is recommending an "earth fault breaker" to the line.

    Is this something "special" on top of the normal trip switches I have in my distribution board?


    I have some devices (CCTV, broadband etc) connected to a UPS which has surge protection but a lot of other devices are not protected in that they are just plugged into standard sockets around the house. How should I go about protecting these without spending a fortune on multiple UPS's?

    NOTE: I have some high amp devices in the house (Electric car pulling 30A continuous for 2-3hrs daily and a Heat pump with a soft starter pulling, I think, ~20A on startup). These may also be playing a part (I dont know). The house is less than 5yrs year old.


    What do the good folks on this forum recommend for protecting sensitive electronic equipment around a house?
    A search of the forum only threw up very old threads so I'd like to get current wisdom please.
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