Environmental Potentials whole house surge protection, can I get your opinions?

I have one (the EP-2050), of course I cannot vouch for whether it works as it's not been tested yet! It seems reasonably priced (in the context of these things) and harmless as to your power quality (I have it upstream of a Torus on wall conditioner so cannot attest to its conditioning effects stand alone) so why not. At the same time you might also consider adding the EP-2775 ground filter as well

I can tell you that regardless of how you configure your surge protection, no surge protector that I know of can protect against a lightning strike. Most people aren't aware of that. 

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... no surge protector that I know of can protect against a lightning strike.

You need a Type 1 device for that degree of protection, such as this. Oddly, not all utilities allow them to be installed on their network.

Hi gdnrbob,

After reading the specs I am concerned that the data may be a little misleading. They call it a "whole house" but based on the specs, I think it's a series mode unit. If it IS in fact a series mode unit, each of these "hole house" devices is going to be limited to one or 2 15A circuits thanks to the 14 gauge wiring. This type of disconnect between product features and labeling really concerns me.

I would absolutely double check the "whole house" part of it. You may be better off for the whole house with something like this:

http://www.homedepot.com/b/Electrical-Power-Distribution-Whole-House-Surge-Protectors/N-5yc1vZbm05

And a series mode protector like Furman (SMP) at your computer and precious Hi-Fi gear. That's what I did when I had the choice. Now in an apartment, I only use the Furman.

You may find this article informative:

http://www.cepro.com/article/the_myth_of_whole_house_surge_protection


Best,


Erik