Protecting your appliance from power surges

[jazcker]

if you are not sure kung naka-ground nga yun 3rd prong sa outlet nyo gawa na lang kayo sarili nyo grounding...baon lang kayo tubo ng tubig at least 6ft below the ground tapos lahat ng kailangan i-ground dun nyo na i-connect...

[1D4LV]

Sir... saan nakakabili nito? How much?

may kamahalan lang bro. 12k, including installation. for the whole house.
dun ko binili sa supplier namin dito sa office.

[spongee]

before i was using a ref guard which delays power to the fridge.
pero two years ago, my ref still got fried.

invested in a TVSS (transient voltage surge supressor) which protects the whole house na. concern ko rin kasi yung computer, yung TV (eh plasma pa...) tsaka yung mga aircons namin.

sir, san po nakakabili and how much..pano po kinakabit? depende po ba ito sa dami at lakas ng ginagamit na kuryente?

[1D4LV]

sir, san po nakakabili and how much..pano po kinakabit? depende po ba ito sa dami at lakas ng ginagamit na kuryente?

yung installation nya is between the main breaker and the meralco power going into the house.

yung unit, depends on the load that you want to protect. so depende rin yung price. yung sa akin, up to 400 volts ang kayang i-supress, tapos pag pumitik ang electricity, hindi nararamdaman sa bahay. < 1 nano seconds ang response nya.

[mazdamazda]

12K? sulit na... do you still use AVRs?

and contact details... thanks!

[spongee]

yung installation nya is between the main breaker and the meralco power going into the house.

yung unit, depends on the load that you want to protect. so depende rin yung price. yung sa akin, up to 400 volts ang kayang i-supress, tapos pag pumitik ang electricity, hindi nararamdaman sa bahay. < 1 nano seconds ang response nya.

ty sir..may kamahalan nga 12k...tignan ko rin sa mga electrical shops kung meron din ang GE etc..baka mas mura.

[ceejay]

before i was using a ref guard which delays power to the fridge.
pero two years ago, my ref still got fried.

invested in a TVSS (transient voltage surge supressor) which protects the whole house na. concern ko rin kasi yung computer, yung TV (eh plasma pa...) tsaka yung mga aircons namin.

paki-pm din ng point of contact ng TVSS.

[VtEC]

How do you properly protect appliances from power surges?

The projector tv & PC at my parent's house got fried last weekend. According to them, the electricity flickered for a second then that's it. :cry:

For the PC, I installed before a surge strip & an AVR - the room has a dedicated breaker. For the TV, it is equipped with a transformer & a dedicated fuse box.

Aside from these, what additional protection can I add the next time around?

For laptops, do I also ground it (for those with a three prong outlet)?

I suggest you buy a transient eliminator instead of buying individual surge protector per major appliances. This will definitely control all excess voltage coming thru the main panel.It is directly installed to the line side.While for the grounding, adding a grounding on your laptop will only do you good if your electrical system is really equipped with grounding.

[baker123]

guys AVR's are very good investment. just remember to use avr that has the right specs for your appliances. i read this before. a 500 watt avr. which we normally see on tv's and pc's are good for electric fans only. tv's supposed to have a minimum of 2000w specially bigger ones. the more inches it has. the more wattage it needs.

oh yea. reason for appliances getting fried with surges that is already equipped with avr is, low wattage avr's. low wattage avr's are bypassed/ taken over by the sudden surge of power which i think is way beyond 1000w. making the (example) 500w avr unable to contain the sudden jerk in electical pwer. so fried appliances. another reason is old avr's losses their potential after years of use.

[ogpro]

I do notice that a couple of laptops that we left with my mom-in-law gave up the ghost rather quickly (1 yr and a few months) compared to laptops we have been using here in the states for a few years na. I'm going to have to look into some of the advice here.