Reddit reviews Eaton BRSURGE Br Series Whole-Panel Surge Arrest Breaker
We found 3 Reddit comments about Eaton BRSURGE Br Series Whole-Panel Surge Arrest Breaker. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
Plugs into a single-phase type Br load center and occupies two 1" pole spaces provides whole panel surge protectionSurge arresterBr cutler hammer
Get something like this for the subpanel
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PM927KK/
They make a larger one for the main load center as well. For $500 I expect you can do your main service box and all subs
Huh? A GFCI is literally designed to protect against short circuits. GFCIs automatically disconnect a circuit when they detect an imbalance in current between the hot and neutral: a short.
Surge suppression (as you mentioned in #2) is a separate issue from grounding, that u/HouseMonster did not ask about in their post. They asked about short protection. That part is a problem that anyone with electronic equipment (myself included) faces, regardless of the age of the home. That's typically addressed by protecting sensitive devices by purchasing power strips that include integral surge suppressors. Whole-house surge protection is something that's generally only addressed when replacing the main breaker box by installing one of these. Whether or not that's a feasible addition right now depends on the age of OP's breaker box, whether or not they're comfortable opening it up/paying a sparky to do it, whether or not there are enough in slots in the breaker box to accommodate it, etc. And even then, those devices only address the 20% of power surges that originate in the grid, not the other 80% that originate in the home. Those surges need to be arrested at the point of use. A combination approach is best practice, but expensive. The most feasible solution is UPS (uninterruptable power supply) units for the modem/router, home theater, and desktop computer (if one is present). They're about $60 each and available at any Walmart or office supply store.
That's not buy it for life, that's super clean power, and insane luck. :D
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Panasonic makes some cool gear and all, but they're rather infamous for cascade failure because all the components decide to die at around the same time. Even though that may be 10-15 years down the road. When it goes down, it goes down in a BIG cloud of smoke. Techs just shake their heads, say better luck next time.
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Word to the wise, if you're shopping for old tank microwaves, look at this spare parts source first. http://www.amiparts.com/ If they have a TON of surplus parts for a microwave, and they're relatively cheap, that design was a fucking tank if its over 30 year old, like many Magic Chef, Amana, and similar microwaves are. Sharps are pretty good, if a bit stone axe in terms of design. Panasonic though, being more technical excellence, makes a SWEET all stainless switch mode power supply nuker. She's sexx on a stick in terms of design elegance. http://www.vk3hz.net/amps/Microwave_Oven_Inverter_HV_Power_Supply.pdf
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But when it DOES go down, unless its just door switches or something stupid, an appliance tech has no chance in hell of fixing it. This version, is the most modern, probably not BIL, but I think it'll make 12-15 years if you have clean power, or MOVs/GaAS quenchers installed on your breaker panel. Like these. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Square-D-QO-22-5-kA-2-Pole-Surgebreaker-Surge-Protective-Device-QO2175SB/100202111 https://www.amazon.com/Eaton-BRSURGE-Whole-Panel-Arrest-Breaker-x/dp/B00PM927KK
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A BIL Panasonic is this ugly buzzard, 220v, it will nuke/thaw that pot roast before you know whats happened. :D https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DE01QCE/ref=sspa_dk_detail_6?psc=1 $1500 and worth three times as much. You can sit there and nuke stuff in it 3 shifts a day, 7 days a week, 365 a year, for DECADES. lol!
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For typical consumer goods, I would recommend, as a tech who worked on thousands of microwaves back in my larval enginerding days in college, a slightly higher end Sharp. They're kinda ho hum in terms of design engineering. I could sketch out the entire circuit diagram of one of these while absolutely hammered in less than 20 min on a napkin. https://www.amazon.com/Sharp-1200W-Countertop-Microwave-Stainless/dp/B01CAHP9YC/ Simple design, tough enough, easy to fix, easy to get parts, a complete moron appliance tech can handle these. They usually have MOVs and sacrificial traces on the controller PCB, so one of these can do 3-4 good lightning hits before they're truly toast. (or just need a new control panel PCB for $50-$75)
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The last one I actually bought, was this one. Because once I was done with it and got something serious, it was employee break room fodder, like that last 3. https://www.menards.com/main/appliances/microwaves/countertop-microwaves/appliances/microwaves/countertop-microwaves/criterion-reg-0-9-cu-ft-countertop-microwave/ccm09g1b/p-1520494273005-c-1500043654078.htm
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Super cheap, super simple, not a massive power hog so you can run it, the coffee pot, and the air compressor on the same circuit. Hopefully. :D Durable enough, probably make 5-6 years before the next big lighting hit fried it, and every surge suppressor in the place.