My service panel is inside my house. I have a lightning arrestor and a
whole house surge protector. Each unit isn't very big, about half the size
of my fist. I know they install using the knock outs, and I know each unit
must contact the neutral and both buses. The electrician I spoke to said
to just attach the hot leads from these units to the breaker contacts of a
double pole breaker (in this case a 60 AMP AC breaker).

To my thinking, if the breaker throws, then so does my protection. Is there
a better place to attach the hot leads from these units? Is it unusual to
have a lightning arrestor inside the house?

Thanks for you advice.

On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 09:05:26 -0400, "Mark Wilson"
wrote:

My service panel is inside my house. I have a lightning arrestor and a
whole house surge protector. Each unit isn't very big, about half the size
of my fist. I know they install using the knock outs, and I know each unit
must contact the neutral and both buses. The electrician I spoke to said
to just attach the hot leads from these units to the breaker contacts of a
double pole breaker (in this case a 60 AMP AC breaker).

To my thinking, if the breaker throws, then so does my protection. Is there
a better place to attach the hot leads from these units? Is it unusual to
have a lightning arrestor inside the house?

Thanks for you advice.

Either to their own double pole breaker, or possibly to one you'd know
if it was tripped.

On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 09:05:26 -0400, "Mark Wilson"
wrote:

My service panel is inside my house. I have a lightning arrestor and a
whole house surge protector. Each unit isn't very big, about half the size
of my fist. I know they install using the knock outs, and I know each unit
must contact the neutral and both buses. The electrician I spoke to said
to just attach the hot leads from these units to the breaker contacts of a
double pole breaker (in this case a 60 AMP AC breaker).

To my thinking, if the breaker throws, then so does my protection. Is there
a better place to attach the hot leads from these units? Is it unusual to
have a lightning arrestor inside the house?

Thanks for you advice.

Either to their own double pole breaker, or possibly to one you'd know
if it was tripped.