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TEKNYNE:
The surgex xn120 is of the same installation type as the Leviton, the problem with the leviton whole house surge that BobA listed is that it is a MOV or the same as a standard surge suppressor. mode 1 surge arrestors are very different and until recently not as common for residential applications, but are becoming more so, so the price will come down more as people become more aware of them I would think. I have installed some of surgex a/v equip for people in upscale nice homes for home theater, besides the xn120 but have not purchased them directly. Sorry I cant be more help other than googling some more and see what other manufactures and price there is.
note: if a surge suppressor has a joule rating on it, it is a MOV or standard suppressor that send the surge to the ground conductor. mode 1 do not have joule ratings. at least as far as I know.
note 2 just check the levitons site on the whole house one and it said it is not for a lightning surge also.
Bender:
so what is the cheapest way to protect your whole house from a lightning strike?
sounds like the MOV type actually make computers MORE at risk :banghead:
TEKNYNE:
@ Bender, kinda if you have some electronics that use a 3 prong plug (grounding) than ya could be taking a risk if a outside surge happens.
HarumaN said it best if you cant afford good protection, the best is keep it unplugged when not in use.
@ Bender and any-one else standard surge suppressors still do there job which is primarily if a surge happens it keeps YOU SAFE if you happen to be by the equipment during a surge or strike, I dont want to keep people from using surge suppressors that would be unwise also. better to kill your electronics than kill you!
Lightning Arrestor Intermatic AG2401C-IND www.aplussupply.com $60.
@ drventure sorry I kinda went nuts with this on your page.
Edit: i re read the AG2401c-IND and it appears you can use it on the service entrance to protect the whole house also, good news and cheap probably only cost a hour of labor to install.
TEKNYNE:
Also if you have a older home with possibly no protection on the cable and phone lines there is IG1300-2T which protects the ac, phone, and cable lines. $240
Benevolance:
The best protection is to move up to the Pacific northwest where we see lightning storms maybe once every 5 years. I'll buy you a beer, and we can hang out at the local arcades wearing pseudo-victorian costumes and complaining about how things were better in our day. :)
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