CHSPT2ULTRA Ultimate Surge Protection 3rd Edition, 2.38" Length, 5.25" Width 7.5" Height

Super easy to install. Peace of mind know the electronics are protected. Cheap insurance. Drill 2 1/4” holes on the panel cover directly over the 2 leds so i can see it without having to completely remove the panel. No room to mount it outside of panel.

I like having this installed on my electrical panel and I did it myself. Most people should not be installing these if you do not have electrical experience. I have 30 years of electrical experience so installing it was very simple. If there is anything negative about this it would be that the leads are too short. They should be long enough to reach anywhere in the electrical panel regardless of where on the panel you install it. If you do a lot of research on this first, you will find that the manufacturer requires a 50 amp breaker be used to supply power to the device. In this case you must be careful because of the brand of breaker you have. Some manufacturers do not make their breakers so it will fit this lighter gauge wire. The clamps will not tighten down, so because I happen to have one of those brands, I had to buy a 30 amp breaker so it will tighten down on the wires. I understand the reasoning why the manufacturers of some panels and breakers do this but the clamps or screw terminals should tighten all the way down. That is my opinion. After doing research I also came across That many people say you should not extend the Wires in order to make them reach the breaker or in order to make them fit the terminals on your breaker. I abided by this notion but then realized maybe I did not need to. I am a home inspector and I noticed in other homes that already have this installed by an electrician, that the electricians extend the wires by adding extra length using wire nuts. I do not know if this voids the warranty or not but in my opinion it should not, even though it may. I mean if you have an electrician install it with a jumper wire because it will not tighten down with the brand of breaker that you have then how can a manufacturer expect you to change out your panel and breakers just because they used a small gauge wire. If they are going to recommend that you use a 50 amp breaker, double pole, they should make the device with a heavier gauge wire. One other thing that I heard which could be a real downer. If you research this online you will read that Amazon is not an authorized retailer for Eaton, meaning eaten may not honor their warranty. I cannot say this is absolutely true because I did not contact eaten and you know not everything online is the truth. I have had this happen to me before with other brands and other types of equipment where I search online for a good deal and then I find out that I bought it from a retailer who the manufacturer does not honor. That happened to me with a Frigidaire dehumidifier I bought for my basement and now may happen with this device. I am not going to worry about that too much because if it does fail I will just replace it myself and not pay an electrician several hundred dollars to do it for me. Eaton is a very good brand-name and these are very good devices so I have no regrets buying it on Amazon but I think you should know as much as possible before you buy it.

I recommend it. This item has a history of good performance. I added it as increased protection over what the electrician installed when we built the house. I told the electrician he did a great job wiring my house (I inspected it as the house was being built), and because I was nice to him, he installed a 5K device in the outside box for free, which provides minimal protection (some, but not enough to make me comfortable). So, I got this Eaton device for extra protection at 108K and put it in the box in the garage. I didn't have room to put it inside the box, so I installed directly to the side of the box (see picture). Super easy to install. As other reviews mention, you need a 50A breaker, so read the product instructions and get exactly what the instructions say to get. And as some other reviews mention, nothing will protect from a direct lightning strike, so don't expect that kind of protection. At 108K (more than 20 times the protection of the 5K device in the outside box), this unit gives me peace of mind. Notice in the picture the two green lights are lit, which means it's functioning properly. I like how I can see it easily whenever I'm in the garage. I drive into the garage and think, "Yep, still protected." I forgot to mention...before you go buy the 50amp breaker, FIRST check your load center (i.e., panel box) to see what type it is, such as, for example, QO or Homeline. If, for example, you buy an HOM 50amp breaker, it won't fit in a QO panel, and vice versa. And, just so you know, the wires are supposed to be short. Some reviewers complain about them being too short such that the unit doesn't fit in their panel. The wires are short for a reason; if you extend the wires beyond their limited length, you risk the device not functioning properly when you need it. So, just because you might not understand the design (e.g., why the wires are so short), don't complain and bash the device as being a poor design.

Update Aug 2023: Well we had a lightning strike hit a tree 20ft from our house. Caused an attic electrical fire in our neighbour's house, but I'm confident the whole house surge protector saved most of our devices. Other than a few items nearest to the lightning strike, everything else in our house is working. Can't say enough good things about this product. Now to replace it with a fresh one since it's ability to protect us has been diminished (even though it's still working). ---------------- I've been wanting to install a whole house protector for awhile. Looking through all the reviews online, this model comes as the best overall deal, and it's universal since it connects to any 50A breaker. The install is very simple. 2 wires into a dual pole breaker, 1 wire to ground, 1 wire to neutral. The breaker, while others recommend placing as close to the main in line, can go anywhere in the panel. Surges will always look for the shortest way to ground, so it's unlikely you have anything closer than the surge protector. It's more important to keep the wires from the protector as short and kink free as possible. The 2 green LEDs ensure it's easy to check if the protector needs to be replaced. Only time will tell how effective it is, but with the 108kA rating, it gives some peace of mind.

Compre dos protectores los cuales instale en centros de carga separados, me ha funcionado muy bien, realmente lo recomiendo por su propia y sencilla instalación, la calidad precio funcionalidad, sin duda alguna lo recomiendo; en el sector donde vivo, se han presentado problemas en el suministro eléctrico domestico, a un vecino se le dañaron unos equipos mientras que en mi domicilio, no paso nada.

I purchased a new house and the seller had to change some electrical components due to a surge. The home inspector suggested this Eaton surge protector to have as a small purchase which offers a safety net for the whole house. Sure enough my.electrician suggested the same . I went with the best one because it's the night mare of having to deal with blown appliances rather than one protector . All in all it's easy to install , I use a electrician because there was other work to be done as well. But if you have no knowledge of such electrical item then please don't take a chance and get an electrician to do the job Trust me it's a small investment for peace of mind.

Had a surge in my neighbourhood several years ago, that blew the circuit board ,on my garage door opener. Installed the surge suppression unit to protect my household appliances. As well as, surge suppression from local devices, furnace motor etc ,from damaging other devices ie electronic rusting. The device is meant to be a bypass circuit for surgess. Electricity takes all paths. It is a misnomer ,to say electricity takes only ,the shortest path. It is meant to buy time when a lightning strikes for the mechanical breaker to trip.

Mounted it to the top of my panel - had to turn some other clamp screws to make enough space for it. Have to move around some breakers to make space to install the 50amp breakers in the closest location to the surge protector. Since the wire gauge is 14 AWG, I stripped the two red & black wires longer and folded them to make the amount of wire thicker to better hold and make contact under the breaker screw. For the neutral & ground wires, I wanted to connect them as close as possible to the neutral & ground entry points on the panel (which is at the bottom for me). So I used 12 AWG solid cables to make those connections, then used Wago splicing connectors to connect them to the stranded 14 AWG cables from the Eaton. Overall not too difficult of an installation, just need to find the ideal mounting location and have the 50amp breakers close to it.