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Surge protection - monitoring effectiveness.

Ok, so folk are all going mad and fitting SPD consumer units et al.

BUT - How effective will they actually be?

In other words, what steps are in place to monitor and record the effectiveness of these devices?

So the flag turns from green to red over time, yet the consumer unit continues to deliver regardless, and the customer notices nothing changing, in the same way that they never test RCDs by using the test button.

How will we ever know whether or not these devices are actually worth the money? Or is it a case of another successful snake oil sale?

How long will it be before a future EICR flags up the fact that the SPD has 'died'.?
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  • I investigated the aftermath of a surge for an insurance company. Estimated cost of damage £125K.

     





    Sounds like loss of data server to a business to me.



    It was only a sports centre. The surge burned out the emergency lighting CBS, 12 BMS outstations, numerous Variable Speed Drives, numerous luminaire ballasts. Some IT too. The Main LV Switchboard had unmonitored SPD which must have cleared a few surges in its life and was depleted. No other SPD was provided.



    mrf
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  • I investigated the aftermath of a surge for an insurance company. Estimated cost of damage £125K.

     





    Sounds like loss of data server to a business to me.



    It was only a sports centre. The surge burned out the emergency lighting CBS, 12 BMS outstations, numerous Variable Speed Drives, numerous luminaire ballasts. Some IT too. The Main LV Switchboard had unmonitored SPD which must have cleared a few surges in its life and was depleted. No other SPD was provided.



    mrf
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