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Surge protector? For dishwasher?

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Posted: Thu Nov 12th, 2009 08:39 pm

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Is there any need for a surge protector for undercounter dishwashers?
They have a lot of electronics now.
Mine is hardwired but I could possibly put a plug on it and put on a plug in surge protector?

worth it???

Posted: Fri Nov 13th, 2009 11:09 am

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Sho nuff-- if the dishwasher has beep-beeps on it, then it needs surge protection.

I've seen some installations where the dishwasher was fitted with a cord and receptacle was installed near the d/w cubby so plug-in surge suppressor could be used in this case. But it's a bit like going around your elbow to get to your bunghole, if'n you know what I mean.

A better way to go is to have an electrician install a whole-house surge suppressor at your circuit breaker box. Then everything is protected, not just your dishwasher.

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Posted: Fri Nov 13th, 2009 12:08 pm

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also depends on how close you're neighbors are ...

do you live in an apartment house, or a house in a sub-division, or out in the twighlight zone ?

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Posted: Fri Nov 13th, 2009 01:15 pm

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house in s/d

Posted: Fri Nov 13th, 2009 01:30 pm

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apartment dweller may not need one ... lots of other electrical devices to "buffer" the surges ..

twilight zone dwellers definitely need a large one ... no "buffers"

subdivision .. somwhere in-between ...

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I second the suggestion of a whole-house surge suppressor (and checking your grounding periodically). Although you still need some plug-ins surge suppressors around the house because they typically have components with lower clamping voltages and will shunt transients that pass through the whole-house unit.

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On the typical whirlpool dishwasher, does unlatching it (opening the door) kill the dishwashers connection to the 110?

Or is some of the dishwasher still "on" like a TV that has a remote (it is always on, listening for the remote)?????

Posted: Wed Dec 2nd, 2009 09:03 pm

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edwardh1 wrote: On the typical whirlpool dishwasher, does unlatching it (opening the door) kill the dishwashers connection to the 110?

yes

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