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Originally Posted by gmc
I agree this is a worthwhile investment... My 'whole house' surge supressors (brick and mortar home) have saved me multiple times (giving their life in the attempt on 2 occasions) - so installing in the RV was a no-brainer...
I went with the portable model (Surge Guard 50A) - as I didn't want to add to the 'hum' under the bed (where all the electrical is) - and wanted something I could bypass easily if IT failed for some reason (old models of Surge Guard had a bypass - but they eliminated it on newer models.)
I chain it to the power pedestal - someone would have to cut lock/chain/cord exiting unit to remove... Certainly can be done - but can't just unplug and walk away.
I believe it has already saved me $$ in repairs - as we ended up at a park in August that had a low voltage issue on the leg I was on... It 'protected' multiple times and was enough to convince the camp owner he had a problem.
Only issue I had with choice of a portable unit was a recent park where the electrical boxes were almost horizontal just above ground... The Surge Guard has to be vertical to be waterproof (per the label). I may need a short 50amp cord to give some flexibility if I run into that again.
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Hi GMC, I know this is an older thread but if you are there still, does your Surge Guard also have capacity to disconnect the rig if there are power surges or low power? What else does it do?
And, can you say more about how exactly you secure it so it's not stolen?
thanks,
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