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Re: [PLUG] UPS, 2s failures
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On Fri, 20 Aug 2004, Paul wrote:
> William H. Magill wrote:
>
> > As for the power in the house being effected by things like the AC,
> > Fridge, Freezer, Dryer, etc. There are two issues here.
> >
> > PECO offers a "whole house surge protector" to address some of this
> > issue. Urban areas have different issues and requirements than
> > Suburban which are different than Rural.
> >
> I noticed that the lights in my bathroom dim slightly when I switch on
> the hair dryer. The lights stay dimmed until the dryer is switched
> off. (Salon Series 1875W from Target.) I might hook the dryer to the
> UPS to see what "upsstats.cgi" reports.
>
> How much for a whole-house surge arrestor?
>
> Imaging the size of a whole-house UPS! I would guess that a whole-house
> UPS would be highly impractical without an automatic failover to a
> generator.
> ___________________________________________________________________________
1. How much current are you wired for?
2. Any single circuit exceeding the 20 or 30 amps at the fuse (fusestat)?
3. Don't get the item from PECO. They deny that their power is uneven
enough to cause problems with sensitive electronics gear then try to sell
you their whole house UPS. Try Fox Electric or whatever the local
incarnation is.
There was a year that there were four blackouts north of Girard while the
lights burned bright south of Girard. It felt as though they were willing
to compromise my power so that the ritzier people in Center City could
enjoy unbroken service.
bs
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