Posted by kcm.MN on August 30, 2017 at 22:05:03 from (174.219.7.9):
In Reply to: Surge Suppressers posted by Rkh on August 30, 2017 at 16:24:48:
There's a few things you should know about surge suppressors. First of all, they don't help in the slightest bit with brown-outs or blackouts. Second, they are limited to their ability to protect from voltage spikes. The surge rating that it has when new will NOT be the same protection that you will have one year later. The more spikes that the suppressor has to deal with, the weaker it's defenses become.
As mentioned, get the best suppressor(s) you can afford. If you want to protect from lightening, then have an electrician install a lightening arrestor for the whole house.
If you want to protect computer equipment from brown-outs and blackouts, then you need to have an automatic battery backup, but one sized for your system and the length of time you feel needed for being able to safely shut down. Nowdays, that time limit is normally no more than 5 minutes or so, which allows the batteries to be quite small. These units, called "Uninterruptible Power Supplies" (UPS), will help protect against spikes as well, but their protection in that area is quite small.
There is also something I have heard of but have no experience with called a line conditioner. Just got home, so really exhausted - am amazed I've been able to remember this much!
We live so far out that we can't get a land line phone, so our electric supply isn't the best, either. Yet, we've never had any problems with PC's going bad due to brown-outs or blackouts. Electric company has gotten MUCH better with their service out here, so not many big problems - but there will ALWAYS be highs and lows in the service supply. That's just the way it works. But some areas are more prone to severe swings than others.
From what you're saying about appliances going bad within a month sounds like you had a nearby lightening strike or some such event with your service. Lightening doesn't have to hit right at your place - it can strike up to several miles away and still blow equipment in your house. There are also other potential causes, so can't always blame things on the power company or mother nature. Best thing I could suggest is to ensure that you have good anti-virus and anti-maleware protection on your PC's, use whatever spike protection you can reasonably afford, and regularly back up your PC's. As for the appliances, might be time to invest in some of those extended warranties that are out there.
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