For extra protection, can I insert a Surge Suppressor between the wall outlet and the UPS?
2008202
No, a surge protector should never be plugged into another surge protector.
2008203
The UPS probably has a better surge suppressor than the passive one you'd be using so I don't see any practical value to doing that. However, having other surge suppressors elsewhere in your house won't do any harm and could help. Picture your computer as a house behind a dam. Each surge suppressor is a gate high in the dam designed to let flood waters flow to the left or the right of it's particular house(s) instead of letting water crest the dam and flood the house it protects. Current shunted in one area of your home modestly diminishes the voltage rise in other areas. If a wave (power surge) is high enough, no single gate (surge suppressor) will be sufficient. In that admittedly unlikely case, multiple surge suppressors throughout the house might be sufficient to jointly shunt the currents caused by the voltage spike past all of your electrical equipment - when one or two suppressors couldn't.
956773
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1318823
Typically there is a main panel typically nearer the service entrance (and a sub panel fed from the main panel). Put one unit there, on main panel. Doublecheck with the electrician to see if there's a quirky situation. Note that this protects against surges from outside. You can generate surges inside too which is why you still put surge suppressors on your TV PC even microwave if you're thorough. All this reduces never eliminates risks.
336672
I believe you can. I bought it as a stable spike protector for my laptop computer. It is very sturdy and I haven't had anymore problems with the hard drives failing in my laptop after using this outlet. Before, blew two hard drives with different cheap outlet. Be sure and check with the manufacturer to make certain it can handle amperage on your A/C unit. You can go to their website online.
266493
No. It is strictly a Surge Suppressor outlet. Think of it as a single outlet power strip with surge suppression.
1725905
I find the UPS or surge strip is usually my problem not the PC but either way it should help. I have my UPS plugged into one and that cleared up my main problem. Any type of surge protector appears to weaken the signal.
1076995
It can but it is not the best device. A UPS with surge protector is a better option.
1725666
No. As long as your devices are plugged into the surge protector it shouldn't matter what is between your surge protector and the power coming into the house.
915066
In case people ever come back to read this, you should NEVER connect a surge protector into any surge protected UPS. This is because it causes a ground loop in the wiring, in which the smaller surge protector is constantly triggered into thinking there is a power outage, ever though there isn't one. What this does is causes power spiking across the entire power strip, which can damage the UPS, your connected devices, and errors across your devices due to lower than optimal power ratings. Buy non-surge protected power strips if you need more ports for your UPS.
1758092
One would need to plug this into an adapter. It is smaller than my previous surge protector for travel.
112750
Mine is plugged directly into a surge protector, so yeah you could plug it into the wall.
1116789
well, the leviton has one outlet on it, so I put a surge protector on it and I have extra outlets now....hope this helps..
1918817
Instructions state "must be plugged into wall receptacle". I guess the surge protector might reduce the signal?. My desktop and modem are upstairs.I'm using this to improve signal to a "smart" DVD player that is downstairs. Works as advertised.
907177
Physically, yes you can BUT building codes prevent you from running usual appliance power cords through walls , I guess they are not rated for in-wall use. I've had to have an electrician install a (sunken) outlet behind the TV. IMHO it's worth the expense for peace of mind.
1187847
Your question would indicate that you want a UPS, and uninterrupted power supply; no it doesn't do that but it does prevent damage from power surges. Brown out protection requires a UPS.
91587
Yes, but remember the protection is limited to preventing electrical damage. It will not help with a power outage. If you want to protect your data, consider an uninterruptible power supply (for example APC BE750G Power Saving Battery Back-UPS for approximately the same price). Personally, I plug computers and TVs into UPS units, and I plug a printer/fax/scanner into a line conditioner to keep the printer from causing sags that result in the AFCI (a kind of circuit breaker) from tripping. To summarize, a line conditioner is NOT a UPS.
2020851
Not recommended. This is not a surge protector. It built for clearn electronic, and specifily build for each Hifi component such as pre amp, powered amp, dvd, TV, receiver etc. I recomend an addition monster cable power surge.Dan T