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Hi six years ago I had a surge protector installed on my central air. It made sense to me at the time. I am getting a new central air installed does everyone give a thumbs up on a surge protector? Thanks.
Some electric utility companys offer surge protector at the meterThanks for the advice. I had a whole house surge protector done on my mom's house. I have to take a look into the cost of having one at my place. I live in a three family condo building. AC on the roof. We do have a dedicated panel for our unit. There is an AC disconnect on the roof. Two of the AC estimators were surprised they did not find the breakers for the AC on the panel. There is only a regular breaker for the air handler not a 220. The other 220v breaker for the compressor is missing. I have to call in the electrician any way to figure that out and in the process look for a whole house surge protector. Hopefully next week this will all be sorted out and I will post what the electrician found.
Your air handler must have been built for 120v, 120 motor and for a low wattage electric heat strip if wanted. If you're in an old home with 100 amp main, when AC was added there may not have been two empty slots next to one another. A DIYer may have L1 and L2 from two different locations or a possible sub panel else where. It does sound like you have a handle on it.Thanks for the advice. I had a whole house surge protector done on my mom's house. I have to take a look into the cost of having one at my place. I live in a three family condo building. AC on the roof. We do have a dedicated panel for our unit. There is an AC disconnect on the roof. Two of the AC estimators were surprised they did not find the breakers for the AC on the panel. There is only a regular breaker for the air handler not a 220. The other 220v breaker for the compressor is missing. I have to call in the electrician any way to figure that out and in the process look for a whole house surge protector. Hopefully next week this will all be sorted out and I will post what the electrician found.
Thanks I had my electrician install an Eaton on the panel taking up two spots. He shifted two devices down. The panel was full so he made two breakers into twin breakers. It was not expesnive at all and I regret not doing it years ago.Today, surge protectors are usually installed at the breaker panel. The unit needs to be an outboard one or it must fit into a breaker position. This provides protection for the entire residence. Replace the surge protectors for the whole house if you need to do so.
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