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westom westom is offline
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Default Check your HVAC surge protector -- fail reports

On Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 12:00:28 PM UTC-4, trader_4 wrote:
Funny I don't recall seeing that stated here even once.


trader_4 again admits to ignoring. The engineer did this stuff. trader_4 obviously did not. How many times was that posted - and ignored?

Electricians are only taught what must connect to what. Electricians are not taught impedance, equipotential, electromagnetic wave theory, circuit theory, semiconductor electronics, or the other relevant electrical concepts that explain why we do surge protection. That point is significant. Electricians are taught about human safety; not about transistor safety.

Some electricians do not upgrade earth ground. They only know what code requires. Would not understand why that same ground wire must be shorter - ie less than 10 feet, no sharp bends, etc. Electricians are not taught how electricity works; are only taught what is required to install it safely. As explained previously and multiple times.

Fewer and better electricians learn why a connection from protector to earth must have no sharp bends and must not be inside a metallic conduit.

How many times was this posted - and he still denies it? Even his own citations recommend a 'whole house' solution - where earth ground is the most critical component. He still denies it. He even denies a fire threat.