On Jul 13, 10:45 pm, Jay1028 wrote:
Rods are 8ft, 5/8" galvanized with bronze clamps.. I Live in
northeast Florida near Marineland.

First, even effective surge protectors do not stop typically
destructive surges. One that implies protection forgets to mention it
protects from surges that typically don't damage - surges that don't
overwhelm protection already in all appliances.

Second, an effective protector acts like a switch; connects surges
to earth. Surges that may be inside or outside the building. The surge
that typically does damage is called lightning. We install effective
protectors to earth lightning; divert to earth before that surge can
enter a building.

What determines the effectiveness of that 'whole house' protector?
Quality of earthing and connection to earthing.

What is the Panamax going to do? Do you believe it will divert a
surge to the same earth ground? If a surge did not obtain earth
ground via a 'whole house' protector, then why would it obtain the
same earth ground path via a low quality path (from Panamax)? Just
another reason why the Panamax does not discuss earthing and does not
claim to protect from the type of surge that typically causes damage.
Read its numeric specs. Notice the Panamax does not even list which
type of surges it protects from. Otherwise you might learn it does
not protect from surges that typically destroy electronics.

Third, somehow is this assumption that a surge protector is
protection. A surge protector is simply a connecting device to
protection. Protection is that earth ground. How do you increase
protection? Enhance that earthing.

50 million protectors will not improve what that one (properly
sized) 'whole house' protector will accomplish. Enhancing may
significantly increase protection. But then even geology has not been
defined. More important than half truths from Panamax is information
such as geology.

Meanwhile, where does that Panamax even discuss earthing? It does
not because it does not even claim to protect from surges that
typically damage household appliances. No earth ground means no
effective protection.

Finally, don't waste money on solutions that don't even claim to
protect from typically destructive surges. Put that money into what
defines the quality of your protection. Detailed description of how
earth ground works for surge protection is in
comp.sys.mac.comm on 4 Jul 2007 entitled "DSL speed" at
http://tinyurl.com/2gbgef