John Dirks Jr Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 The gold colored thing on the outside of the panel at the top right. It's wires tap into the main lugs. Nothing that I can see is connected to it on the outside of the panel. What is it? Click to Enlarge 61.21 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Morrison Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 It's a surge protector. Protects against power surges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 I was a little afraid to open this thread given the provocative title and authoritative delivery. What Jimmy said twice: sacrificial lamb. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't at all disappointed to find this thread entirely home inspector related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted April 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Surge protector...got it. That's the first time I've seen one. How common are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence McCann Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Surge protector...got it. That's the first time I've seen one. How common are they? Not very. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Surge protector...got it. That's the first time I've seen one. You participated in a recent discussion about how they shouldn't be double tapped to the main lugs. https://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum ... IC_ID=9317 How common are they? About 1 out of every 20-25 for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghentjr Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Surge protector...got it. That's the first time I've seen one. You participated in a recent discussion about how they shouldn't be double tapped to the main lugs. https://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum ... IC_ID=9317 How common are they? About 1 out of every 20-25 for me. Of the many I have seen they are all double tapped to the mains. They are used mostly in my area to take a lightning hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted February 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 Surge protector...got it. That's the first time I've seen one. You participated in a recent discussion about how they shouldn't be double tapped to the main lugs. https://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum ... IC_ID=9317 How common are they? About 1 out of every 20-25 for me. Let me dredge this up again. Bill, the thread link you posted circles back to this one. Is there another thread? If they're not supposed to be tapped like this, what is the correct way? All of this type I've seen are tapped at the main lugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 https://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum ... C_ID=10759 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthomas1 Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 Yup, "Surge Protective Device (SPD)", prior to 2009, when the UL listings were substantially revised, used to be called a "Transient Voltage Surge Suppressor (TVSS)" The "Cliff Notes" version of information on the changes is here: http://www.sea.siemens.com/us/internet- ... evised.pdf Detailed information is here: http://www.sea.siemens.com/us/internet- ... ection.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted February 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 Thanks for posting the link Bill. Actually, I had not participated in that thread, nor was I aware of it. I'm surprised I didn't follow up on your original post until now. The good thing is, now I know alot more about the subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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