re: "surge protectors... We have our own, separate from the meter itself but connected to it on the load side, which also serves as an EMI filter to deal with the noise coming in from the other houses in the neighborhood."
Sounds ideal, when it is convenient for you, would you post what brand, model and where you bought it, sincere question
re: "surge protectors... We have our own, separate from the meter itself but connected to it on the load side, which also serves as an EMI filter to deal with the noise coming in from the other houses in the neighborhood."
Sounds ideal, when it is convenient for you, would you post what brand, model and where you bought it, sincere question
My housemate was having very strange things going on in her dreams at night while sleeping, prompting me to check for EM fields in the bedrooms. I found a strong one surrounding the head of her bed. We hired a local consultant that confirmed that and other problems and brought in an electrician that he was working with. Together they found two incorrectly wired circuits where the neutral did not return through the same cable as the hot lead.
They corrected those problems and then we had them install a Satic surge/dirty electricity suppressor and a sleep switch that turns off most power to the bedroom area (except for two dedicated heater outlets that we had installed later, one in each bedroom). Here is the Satic information we were given for ordering:
And by the way, the frequently-recurring bad dreams stopped. I've had a few of those myself, and we learned from the consultant that the ground wire from the service entrance to the water main connection runs directly under my bed, carrying a rather heavy ground current at times, depending on what's going on in the neighborhood.
We're in the process right now of installing ground rods on that end of the house, which will eliminate the ground wire under my bed . The electricians (two of them) are having to deal with hardpan, but they have one rod down and a second going in this week. I'm so glad I work with software.
I would say it would require a "licensed electrician or equivalent". If you did it wrong and burnt down, I don't know, but insurance might not pay out. And then there's the county inspection (here, anyway). We hired the electrician that the consultant normally works with. We had issues with billing and such at that company, although not with the work itself, and we have another excellent electrician now that has his own business and does both commercial and residential work.
I've made small changes in sub-panels at (as usual) a former church (I have quite a collection of those), along with other simple wiring work, making sure it was to code by looking it up, but I wouldn't have touched anything like this. I'm older now, and I avoid working with line voltage or higher, let alone heavy panel faceplates that I can barely lift. I probably should have made that switch long ago.
But for some homeowners with the right experience, DIY could be an option.
re: "surge protectors... We have our own, separate from the meter itself but connected to it on the load side, which also serves as an EMI filter to deal with the noise coming in from the other houses in the neighborhood."
Sounds ideal, when it is convenient for you, would you post what brand, model and where you bought it, sincere question
My housemate was having very strange things going on in her dreams at night while sleeping, prompting me to check for EM fields in the bedrooms. I found a strong one surrounding the head of her bed. We hired a local consultant that confirmed that and other problems and brought in an electrician that he was working with. Together they found two incorrectly wired circuits where the neutral did not return through the same cable as the hot lead.
They corrected those problems and then we had them install a Satic surge/dirty electricity suppressor and a sleep switch that turns off most power to the bedroom area (except for two dedicated heater outlets that we had installed later, one in each bedroom). Here is the Satic information we were given for ordering:
Satic Power Perfect Box Heavy Duty: PPBHD
Cost is $1595 [in 2020]
https://www.saticusa.com
[Contact info is on the website]
And by the way, the frequently-recurring bad dreams stopped. I've had a few of those myself, and we learned from the consultant that the ground wire from the service entrance to the water main connection runs directly under my bed, carrying a rather heavy ground current at times, depending on what's going on in the neighborhood.
We're in the process right now of installing ground rods on that end of the house, which will eliminate the ground wire under my bed . The electricians (two of them) are having to deal with hardpan, but they have one rod down and a second going in this week. I'm so glad I work with software.
Thank you for such a detailed and helpful reply, I do need to ask, would it require an electrician to install this system? Thank you again!
I would say it would require a "licensed electrician or equivalent". If you did it wrong and burnt down, I don't know, but insurance might not pay out. And then there's the county inspection (here, anyway). We hired the electrician that the consultant normally works with. We had issues with billing and such at that company, although not with the work itself, and we have another excellent electrician now that has his own business and does both commercial and residential work.
I've made small changes in sub-panels at (as usual) a former church (I have quite a collection of those), along with other simple wiring work, making sure it was to code by looking it up, but I wouldn't have touched anything like this. I'm older now, and I avoid working with line voltage or higher, let alone heavy panel faceplates that I can barely lift. I probably should have made that switch long ago.
But for some homeowners with the right experience, DIY could be an option.
Thank you again, a licensed electrician it is!