Surge protection

[Mark_Burgess]

Me: Hi, can I have price for a 12 way board with surge protection please.

Edmunsons: Errrm, hang on I will just check....... No we dont have one.

Me: Okay, what about a stand alone one I can use up front?

Edmunsons: We dont have any, never been asked for them.

Me: Really? Okay I will go get a part number and company for you then!

So, what chance do we have if the wholesalers have no idea about surge protection? :banghead:

 

[Rockingit]

My local Ed's do a long line of Hager, and Hager make some nice din-rail mount SP units to go into their CU's.....but actually ASK about them?? Oh - that's witchcraft and ye shall be burned at the stake!

 

[Dcf]

just browsing old threads on surge protection as i am in the same boat as yourselves.ive got a heat pump that is blowing control fuses in bad weather as the customer is on the end of a line in the sticks.with the recent wind etc the incoming supply is prone to surges n shutdowns.
it is in a building in the garden with about a 100m sub main between the main house and the outbuilding.what i can gather is putting a surge device at the main house is pointless due to the length of the sub main.i have had the same glazed look from 2 wholesalers and no reply from another.anyone know if anyone does a fuse spur with surge protection built in like the mk twin sockets?it would bring tears to a glass eye trying to get decent info on this stuff.

 

[Engineer54]

Dcf,

Might be worthwhile contacting Furse, and other surge protection manufacturers/suppliers, and explaining your situation. They may well come up with a solution for you. I know that Furse are normally very good with customer enquiries... I have contacted them on more than a few occassions, and have always come up with the goods, even suggesting the use of a compeditors product, when there's wasn't available in my market place!!!

 

[Dcf]

thanks for that 54.Even the manufacturers websites are cack .do they make it this vague on purpose??

 

[Engineer54]

thanks for that 54.Even the manufacturers websites are cack .do they make it this vague on purpose??

Pass!! lol!!

 

[Marvo]

Here's a few bits and pieces I had on my home PC;

View attachment Lightning and Surge protection - Basic Principles.pdf

View attachment Lightning Surge Protection for Electronic Equipment.pdf

View attachment Surge protection for electrical power installations.pdf

View attachment Surge Protection for Zone 0 Locations.pdf

 

[Marvo]

Here's another snippet;

View attachment LV_surge_arresters.pdf

I've a lot of info on my library pc at work but most of it is very specific. If there's something else particular you want let me know and I'll hunt for it.

 

[Lighthouse Phil]

Dcf,

Might be worthwhile contacting Furse, and other surge protection manufacturers/suppliers, and explaining your situation. They may well come up with a solution for you. I know that Furse are normally very good with customer enquiries... I have contacted them on more than a few occassions, and have always come up with the goods, even suggesting the use of a compeditors product, when there's wasn't available in my market place!!!

We always use furse units. On a call out today and had to bring a replacement furse unit with me. (Didn't need it, coil burnt out on mains / standby genset contactors)