[X4U] Re: surge protection/ knob and tube

[George Harvey]

I had a similar situation. I ran wiring in a new galvanized conduit on 
the outside of the house directly to the wall next to the computer. 
Directly inside, next to the terminating connection box I installed a 
heavy duty wall plug. I drove a 9-foot grounding rod into the ground 
just below, and ran a big 8-gage copper wire from this to the grounding 
connection on the wall plug. All inside computer and UPS components are 
grounded to this. This setup has protected against surges and 
lightning-induced voltages for several years.

George Harvey



On Feb 1, 2005, John Park wrote:
> We've just moved into an older house with knob (sp?) and tube wiring.
> This older wiring lacks a ground.

> I want to protect myself against surge damage, and just read that one
> could for about 500 bucks, have an electrician put in a device right at
> the panel where the electricity comes into the house.
>
> Does anyone has experience or thoughts on this?