I live in a rural location and I'm looking for a product that will "clean-up" the electricity I receive from my power company. Is this my solution?
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No, this device will only protect against spikes in power usually caused by lightning. To "clean up" inferior power from your power company, such as high and low line voltage, you can get POWER LINE CONDITIONERS that can regulate power up and down and protect against spikes. See
1860893
Not sure what you mean by "clean up". My understanding of this unit is that it serves as a whole house surge protector. It has done that job well for me, saving my appliances from a recent volley of surges within a minute or so. Although I lost not major appliances, I did lose a small power supply for my alarm system, a space heater and the batteries on my desktop backup power supply. Cost me about $150 plus $120 for a new Intermatic surge protector. Might have cost much more without the Intermatic. The Intermatic withstood another dozen or more surges over an eight year period before it gave out a couple of months ago. My electrician recommended it highly and I have been happy with its performance. Not sure what you mean by "clean up". My understanding of this unit is that it serves as a whole house surge protector. It has done that job well for me, saving my appliances from a recent volley of surges within a minute or so. Although I lost not major appliances, I did lose a small power supply for my alarm system, a space heater and the batteries on my desktop backup power supply. Cost me about $150 plus $120 for a new Intermatic surge protector. Might have cost much more without the Intermatic. The Intermatic withstood another dozen or more surges over an eight year period... » Read More Not sure what you mean by "clean up". My understanding of this unit is that it serves as a whole house surge protector. It has done that job well for me, saving my appliances from a recent volley of surges within a minute or so. Although I lost not major appliances, I did lose a small power supply for my alarm system, a space heater and the batteries on my desktop backup power supply. Cost me about $150 plus $120 for a new Intermatic surge protector. Might have cost much more without the Intermatic. The Intermatic withstood another dozen or more surges over an eight year period before it gave out a couple of months ago. My electrician recommended it highly and I have been happy with its performance. « Show Less
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It's really not a power line conditioner, but like a surge protector. It is meant to protect against surges in the power to your house. In addition to that, one needs individual surge protectors for each device. If you have brown outs, power drops/sags and all, this will not help.
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This not something for "cleaning-up" power. By that I am guessing that you are talking about sags and surges. This is to protect against spikes, such as from a lightning hit. I believe some others have already responded with basically the same answer. --bill
1860896
Even though there is a 'Toroidial ferrite' in the unit, I doubt it will "Clean-up" the power to any remarkable degree. If your area is prone to wild variations in voltages present, (Pole transformer failing, lightning-induced over-voltage...) it should clip the high voltage surges. If there are alot of these, or especially high volts...the unit will eventually fail. (As all surge devices will) This one has a green 'Ready'-light when functioning correctly. I hope this is some help.
1860897
You need a power line conditioner to "clean up" your power. This surge protector guards against spikes and "brown outs".
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The previous answer is actually incorrect based on my original research. Electronics (especially sensitive ones like computers, televisions, etc) are sensitive to "clean power" vs. "dirty power". Generators usually produce a rough signal, not a nice sine wave like you would get from your normal home feed. The spikes, both low and high, can damage or adversely affect your electronics. You definitely do not want to risk a direct connection. Personally, I've used the generator for the basics (heat, fridge, etc) and not for electronics. If you DO want to use it for other sensitive items, the suggestions I saw were that you pickup at least a UPS, and/or a Automatic Voltage Regulator. I don't have much experience with the AVR, but a UPS is a useful item to have either way if you can afford one. My advice is to do a little extra research on Google, you'll likely find others have asked/answered the question in detail. Good luck!
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I run an APC line conditioner into it. It seems to smooth out the last glitches in the pretty terrible power in my area. It preforms admirably when called upon.
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It's not very powerful. It's more for emergency battery charging when nothing but solar is available. I wouldn't use it as a primary source.
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I just read an article in Home Power Magazine that may help you get started the right way. Look up Home Power 157, October & November issue. The article is called "An Educated Move Off-Grid". A lot of people might respond to your question with questions, the big one would be What do you want to do with Solar Power? What are your needs? What is your amp load? All these are answered in this article, so you should do your best to get it asap, read it, and go from there.
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Yes,Nothing happen if go to electricity. That's good product I recommended. I'm Electronic Engineer and I use a lot for computer.Good product and good price. (Rafael Electronic Tech )
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Not a clue- all I know is that I downloaded because I paid for it and also am not happy with the product -it really raises electric bill.
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No, it is strictly a surge protector. I do have friends that run a pellet stove, big screen T V, etc. with raw generator feed, but I think it's risky. I'd want to do more reasearch first. I keep my electronics off when running the generator. But I'm super cautious. Maybe check out line conditioners. Not sure a generator is any worse than dirty utility power, but I'm purely guessing.
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Last summer, I used two of these to power up and charge all my dual voltage appliances. I used them in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. No problems! I found the hotel-provided hairdryers to be very unsatisfactory and was so glad I had brought my own.
1628432
I recycle mine but there are only certain areas that have those facilities, so you would have to check your local recycle depot.
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You might try the Tripp Lite. The gas dryer only needs a surge protector you can get locally.
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If you mean appliances, as in washer/dryer/refrigerator, then there isn't any battery backup device which will meet your needs. You probably need a generator instead.
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I don't know if there a fake one out there are not. When I install my with out a portable generator I have no problem. the main power from the street going throw the transfer switch and back to the main panel with no problem. The only thing I didn't test yet is running a portable generator to the transfer switch. I didn't buy one yet but going to buy one in the future.
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Definitely not! Our electric company will provide us with a special meter that can plug into ANY device, and it shows you how much energy is being used and at what cost. They should probably look into something like that in their state. But we did not see any significant increase like that. Sorry you are experiencing such an issue, because it really is a great product, and our son and daughter have both benefited from its use. Good luck!
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I think you want something different. If I understand the question, you are looking for an adaptor. I have that problem as well in my older house. I also have a lot of adaptors in my outlets.
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Solaris, What is not fully explained.. Is... whatever unit in your house is causing the disturbance.. ie. blender, microwave, etc. Is what needs to be plugged into the power line adapter. I bought this as I live in an apartment building. This adapter is NOT designed to clean the incoming power. It is meant only to clean the offending unit from effecting other things in the house, like laptops and TV's.
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Yes sir/ma'am, supposedly thats what your paying for with a generator like this one. I rmr doing this same research before I purchased this unit. It has the better rotor that generates the electricity, (If i rmr correctly, when I say better, i mean that it has a brushless generator. That means cleaner/smoother electricity from my findings). I used my 61" LED TV, MacBook Pro, & other expensive gadgets during a 5 day power outtage. NO issues & unit performed flawlessly. To be safe, I'd do what 'Khend' recommends regarding the surge protector below.