I wasn’t sure where to classify this…

@erik_squires My house was built in 88, so I don’t have a whole home surge suppressor.  My AV gear runs on the non battery back up side of my UPS for surge protection, and my networking gear is on the battery backup side.  If there is a power outage, I don’t plan to use my AV gear as it’s in a room that would need to be cooled with my 3.5ton HVAC which is more than my generator can handle.  I have a 3 story house with my office being 11x18 room on the first floor that’s half buried (my house is on a slope so the front of the house looks like a 2 story) as well as my 2 car garage.  I have the top end insulated Hurricane garage doors, so the combination of insulated, half underground, and having a dedicated 12000 BTU mini split, I can setup a mattress on the floor in there and live comfortable.

I have my gaming rig, VR, and a 48” monitor in the office, so TV and Movies from my server is no big deal as well.  I have butane burners for cooking food, and fully stocked chest freezer.  I’m just getting it all put together and trying to plan ahead.  The last hurricane knocked power out for 10 days here according to my neighbor.

maverick3n1-

Congrats for making it to the "finish line."

Looks like you're locked and loaded for some reasonably comfy listening sessions in peace.

Enjoy!

I'm in Long Beach, and gonna check out  The Show today and listen to unobtanium setups I wish to own for my retirement setup.

@riley804 - You are absolutely right. I bring this up because it is a good recommendation to consider one. The NEC has recognized our reliance on automation and more electronics. Washers, which used to use mechanical timers for instance now use CPUs to manage the wash cycle. The main panel is also the IDEAL place to put a shunt style surge device.

There’s a Wired or Wirecutter article on surge suppressors and they recommended Furman with LiFT / SMP as being the best at protecting sensitive gear. Of course, I use both, as recommended in the NEC and the whole house manufacturer and because I live in South Carolina.

As an audiophile I try to keep my PC and high noise digital devices away from my stereo. 

@erik_squires 

reason i ask this as don’t want members to think that they have to have this done, which they don’t unless one of those three things has been done and then it’s required.

because I live in South Carolina.

i thought you were west coast?

@riley804 

The only way to afford to stay in the west coast is to inherit property.