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    Surge Protectors and Thermostats

    so is it true that surge protectors and thermostats dont work together? Like if i was to wire each shelfs flex watt with its own plug then plug into a surge protector power strip it wont work?

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    You can plug a thermostat into a surge protector but I probably wouldn't plug a surge protector into a thermostat. The constant regulation and on-off will probably trip it.
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    Re: Surge Protectors and Thermostats

    That's how I keep mine.

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    Well i built a 12 high rack and was planning on useing a 12 plug power strip that i bought from harbor fright. On the web site it says power strip not power strip/surge protector like all the other ones. So i think i should be fine. plus freedom breeder and ARS uses power strips.
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    Most power strips don't have surge protectors built into them. Any of these will work fine. A surge protector may or may not work with a proportional thermostat, on/off style thermostats shouldn't cause any issues. With proportional thermostats it just depends on how the proportional thermostat works (there are a few different types) and how sensitive the surge protector is.
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    Alrite all I can do is try thanks everyone!

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    There is a concern that we have seen with some surge suppressors lately. Many surge suppressors use a capacitor type device to soak up the surges in the AC lines. The problem is that some of these alter the natural AC sine wave that is necessary for any proportional thermostat to function properly. The result is the triac component found in all proportional thermostats is able to turn on but not always able to turn off causing the heating devices to stay on uncontrolled. This can be an immediate result or show up later in the suppressors life. Of course the flipside is without surge suppression the life of the thermostat is at risk with voltage spikes. Should you use a surge suppressor you may want to look for a higher quality one and monitor it during its first usage and confirm that things are working properly. Also surge suppressors are only good for a certain amount of time and you many want to change them out yearly.



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    The manual on my Herpstat says not to buy low end surge protectors. It recommends surge protectors rated for large flat screen TV's and computers.

    I have mine connected to a Belkin SurgeMaster II Gold.

    http://www.belkin.com/uk/null-Belkin...WRSP/WSPWRSPHO

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    Surge Protectors and Thermostats

    I think what I bought is a power strip not surge protector I looked on harbor freights web site and all the other power strips say surge suppressor in the detail but mine says nothing about it so I assume its just a power strip I didn't know there was a difference I figure if it looked like a surge suppressor it is one

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