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Originally Posted by metoo21
My main breaker is in a panel below the meter on the outside of the house which I believe is now standard in the south side of the villages. Therefore my secondary SPD (a Siemens FS140) is located outside at the bottom of this panel. So the flush mount kit is not needed in all situations here.
What do you know about the Meter Treater that Leesburg installs? Leesburg handles gas and electric for some villages. Is it the same unit that SECO calls the MitiGator?
One thing that has not been mentioned is an SPD on the AC units. My research 3 years ago led me to the Intermatic CD1-024R Compressor Defender. This is installed on the side of the disconnect by the outside unit. Also protects agains brownouts.
Another note is if you have a whole house generator with an automatic transfer switch, it does not have an SPD to protect its circuitry or the circuitry of the generator. PSP created the GSP-50 last year that mounts inside the transfer switch box. |
The Meter Treater is the same device that Seco installs. It's made by the same manufacturer. This manufacture supplies meter mounted surge protection devices for many electric utilities across the country.
So, if you get a new HVAC system installed, especially if its a variable speed inverter system, your HVAC company should install a device at the power disconnect on the condensor which is a surge AND an over and under voltage protector. If that's not installed, you can get your electrician such as Pikes or Lenhart or your favorite company install a surge protector at the ourside disconnect.
As far as the generator is concerned, check with the company who installed it but I would think a surge protector would be good to have there as well.