my surge protector caught on fire the other night when it was raining. there was no lightning or sign of a storm. I was wondering why this happened.
378074
I have no clue but that is certainly scary! Sorry and hope everything is okay.
378075
I hope you didn't have this device installed inside or near anything flammable. This unit isn't built inside a heavy metal box like many of their competitor's units. Power surges happen under a number of conditions. Maybe the unit malfunctioned, or maybe there as a surge from nearby heavy duty motor or some other device using a lot of power. If I had to guess, since it was raining, static built up like it does before a lightning strike, but was dissipated through power lines serving your house before it built large enough for a full blown lightning strike.
378076
Could be a bad unit or it was installed wrong, contact the company and report it, you may be Compensated for it!!
623639
If they all went off at the same time there is either a fire or smoke, or the system is centrally powered and a short in the system set them off. I would speculate a power failure or surge may have done it.
81023
Because it is in your attic, it doesn't need to be grounded. There will be something higher - the roof and chimney - that lightning will hit first.
119301
Yes, eventually. Surge protectors work by shunting voltage spikes to ground through an MOV. Eventually the metal oxide varistor fails, usually by burning open or shorting. At that point the device needs to be replaced.
1685729
Yes. But if the green light is still on after several nearby lightning strikes as in my case, it will continue to protect. If the green light goes out, you will need to replace the unit; being glad that it saved you from possibly thousands of dollars in damage! This is the case for ALL surge protector devices.
515696
Hi, If there are no devices connected to the surge protector, the Protected light would be off. It would just turn on if there are some devices connected to it. However, if there are no lights are turned on from the surge protector even though there are devices connected to it then it means that there's a problem with the surge protector. Thanks, Belkin Support http://www.belkin.com/us/support
1655375
The APC surge protector is a fail safe device. It is unusable after a surge. IT destroys it self to protect your equipment.
963720
Assuming the outlet is working, it sounds like your base unit is shot. I've had a couple of these phones now and they are very sensitive to power surges. I put my current unit on a surge protector and it's lasted several years now.
647891
Mine has the lightning bolt and it works great. (I hadn't noticed the lightning before... thanks)
515697
Hi,If there are no devices connected to the surge protector, the Protected light would be off. It would just turn on if there are some devices connected to it. However, if there are no lights are turned on from the surge protector even though there are devices connected to it then it means that there's a problem with the surge protector.Thanks,Belkin Supporthttp://www.belkin.com/us/support
1437701
I don't think you will need anything like that. We live in Florida which has a lot of lightning strikes and power surges. Haven't had any problems. This is a good product.
378738
Apparently you did not bother to read the comment I posted. The unit I got caught on fire when it was plugged in. As in call the fire department smoke. It was returned. Good luck.
1193018
This is a safety device that compares current out with current back. If there is a mismatch, because current is going somewhere else, it shuts off. It's designed to shut the power off fast enough to avoid serious injury if the reason for the current mismatch is that someone is getting a shock. It's certainly not designed to protect your devices, but since surge protectors generally work by shunting the surge to the ground line it would probably trip during a power surge.
1165457
I m having the same issue on EVERY outlet with or w/o surge protector and will call tomorrow Makita support and or electrician since this in only happening with the charger which I did not use now for a month since I m concerned...don't like sparks flying at all.
1492009
It has a low rating for surge protection so it has limited protection for a computer against lightning surges. I use a higher rated surge protector for expensive and sensitive electronics. This is OK for small appliances, etc.
195625
I used a surge protected with mine. It was fine. However I bought mine in feb now it doesnt work. Just stopped working. I think I will stick to the brand "comfort zone" from walmart. Under $20 and still working
1651986
Device is sacrificial. In the event of a surge it becomes the path of least resistance and accepts the over voltage. It will try to dump the surge to ground and most likely will permanently trip as a result. After an event you will still have power but the device should be checked. If the lights are not solid green than it did its just and must be replace before the next event.