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Consumer Unit Surge Protection from Hager

14th September 2012


Hager can now provide consumer units with surge protection fitted as standard to meet Amendment 1 of the 17th Edition.

 

Installers can opt for a consumer unit with surge protection already fitted or purchase kits to fit the surge protection device themselves.  The devices offer type 2 protection to the current standard BS EN 61643 series.

 

Says Chris Howells, product manager for Hager: “Amendment 1 of the 17th edition requires electricians to conduct a risk assessment of properties to see if it requires surge protection.

 

“When you consider that many homes have a lot of sensitive electronic equipment, such as TVs, Hi-Fis, PCs and printers that would be adversely affected by a voltage surge, then the need for such devices will increase.

 

“Transient overvoltages are not just caused by a direct lightning strike, a nearby strike, within a kilometre, can cause substantial damage.  Other causes can be fluctuations in the power supply or from equipment such as microwaves or showers being switched.”

 

Hager’s surge protection devices are available in one or two modules with protection ranging from 850V to 1.2KV.

 

For further information about Hager’s range of surge protection devices for domestic properties contact:  Hager Ltd, Hortonwood 50, Hortonwood, Telford, TF1 7FT.  Telephone 0870 240 0400.  Fax:  0870 240 0400.  Email:  info@hager.co.uk.  Web:  www.hager.co.uk.

 

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