Install an EMP Shield Whole House Surge Protector Safely & Properly

In this video I show all the ins and outs of installing an EMP Shield whole house surge protector. It's a very simple job, but there are some things you should know. I try to address most questions that you might have on the installation.
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[@donaldhoudek2889]

After 2 failed installs of not so great whole house surge protectors from Home Depot and name brand units, I opted for the Leviton 51120-3R 120/240 Volt Panel Protector - 4 Mode Protection - Commercial/Residential Grade with the NEMA 3R Enclosure. I was looking at a better one, but it was not weather related as my service panel is mounted on the outside of my house here in Florida. The first two failed installs cost me over $3,000 of electronics in the house. It has been 3 years now and a lot of power line lightning hits down the block and so far so good. I would highly recommend the Leviton unit, so far that is .

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

Oh excellent! Thanks for the info. I'm in FL too and we do get a lot of lightening. This one has been ok so far, but who knows if things would have been fine anyway without it! No way to know.

[@AlmostHomestead]

Super helpful. Thank you.

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

You're welcome!.. 😀

[@quantumquestions5849]

Awesome thank you.

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

You're welcome!

[@richardoder3459]

I like to see a nice organized panel.

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

TY! Me too.... I don't like a spaghetti factory... 😂

[@luisjustiniano4028]

Thanks

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

Welcome

[@manueltorres5473]

Nice! 😊😊

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

Thanks! 😄

[@KC-wf3hv]

Good job better than the factory installation video

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

Wow, thanks!

[@abennetsen]

Can the EMP shield be installed in the outside electrial breaker box instead of the inside secondary breaker box and still protect all electrial devices inside the home?

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

HI, I would install it as close to the incoming power as possible. If that's your outdoor box then that's going to be fine. not sure I would leave the EMP unit itself outside in the weather, I'd try to mount it in the box somewhere..

[@JRP3]

You could have heated the conduit and bent it a bit so it fit flush with the wall instead of using the spacer.

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

Yes that's exactly right... I've done that before... 😁😁

[@DavidMoriconiM3inspect]

SO how does this protect all electronics in the home , when on it own breaker. Why does it not connect to the main power switch, other than being a double tap breaker.

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

I installed it according to the manufacturer's instructions... 😀 That's why they recommend installing it as close to main as possible which would be that top position of the panel box.

[@HSVDEE]

But if the power plant is dead how will your power work?? Do they work on generators as well??

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

HI, it's not really designed to work if the power is out. Its designed to take a power surge (like a lightening strike for example) so hopefully the electronics in the house doesn't get messed up. But yes I believe it'll work on a generator.

[@bigdog8008]

Could have saved more than $100 by buying the *better* Siemens FS140. The Siemens box can suppress same transients with a surge current of about 33% higher.

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

Interesting! Thanks for the tip... I'll take a look at it.. 😀

[@klausoberhofer7915]

Can it go on 30Amp fuse box?

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

I think so.... It is made to go as close as possible to the service entrance and to be wired on a 20A breaker.... I haven't tried to install one on a box like that, but I don't see why it won't work.

[@wallychambe1587]

Just put my 20 amp double breaker in a Square D home brand, what a pain, had to get a piece of wood and a hammer to get them in!😲😲

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

Oh my! Ive never had to do that. You might want to inspect it to make sure it didn't crack anywhere..

[@wallychambe1587]

@@TheHomeImprovementChannel It seems to be OK, the home line panel I have was put in in 2003, I think square D changed the up in 2014, may be slight tolerance difference? I used a piece of 1X2" and tapped on the wood with a hammer!😁😁

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

Interesting. I do remember one time I did have a hard time getting a breaker to seat in a homeline panel. I seem to remember switching breakers around and I did get it to fit that way...😀

[@wallychambe1587]

@@TheHomeImprovementChannel Part of the problem may have been it was a double breaker and the contacts might of had a little corrosion on them from not being used. I lived in a rent house back it the 90's that was built in the 50's and I kept losing connections on the breakers. The hot terminals were plated and corrosion kept setting in!😲

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

@@wallychambe1587 OH yea i've seen that! You can try to clean the corrosion, but once the pitting starts it's done for.. ☹

[@75ohmHAM]

Seen a reddit where a guy cuts his open, it's got an LED board and the other 99.98% is potting epoxy, seriously folks, Google emp shield opened

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

Ok thanks!

[@themetrologist215]

Fuse box? Do you mean circuit breaker box?

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

Same thing for old people! I understand they aren't literally fuses. It's just a habit of speech like window cleaner is "Windex"!... 😂

[@glidercoach]

This will do nothing to protect you from an EMP. You just installed a very expensive LED. Vulnerable electronics must be totally enclosed and shielded in a very specifically designed box.

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

Great! Thanks...

[@wizwizzards]

your silly

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

@@wizwizzards Lol...

[@donethatbefore100]

Is the only reason because it's not in an enclosed box or is there a different device you would recommend, ?

[@glidercoach]

@@donethatbefore100 Yes. An enclosed metal bpx and any gaps must be filled to block the emp. There is a guy on KZbin who sells the materials needed to build a box but even better, he has the equipment to show how different boxes and materials block rf. I can't remember his name.

[@dfd7queen]

what’s this fir?

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

For whole house surge protection.

[@carioquensi6394]

I do believe so but your point of view is good. He should get 2 device, one for each bar

[@MikeMikeSmith]

This dude looks like David Koresh…

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

Lol... not quite.. 😀

[@wallychambe1587]

black hair die?😁😁😁

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

@@wallychambe1587 Lol...

[@brkngkyl]

Nah, more like Donnie Iris

[@jarrettvick4571]

The emp shield was an easy install, the included instructions are adequate for a novice electrical install… but electricity will kill you if you don’t know what you are doing. My advice, hire an electrician, if you are uncomfortable or ignorant. Ignorant, btw, is not a measure of intelligence. It is a measure of knowledge.

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

Yes that's exactly right. Thanks for the feedback.

[@dhansel4835]

It looks like he is wiring up a whole house surge protector. To EMP a room or even a whole house you have to staple copper screen wire behind the sheet rock on the walls, ceiling and not have any windows in the room otherwise the X-Ray radiation will enter the room through any unsecured place. You are making a Faraday shield such as what a micro wave oven is. If the US gets hit by an ICBM missile you have better put all your electronics in an EMP room or a micro wave oven, working or not. This includes cell phones, tablets all chargers and USB cables. This action will knock us back to the 1850's. No food or water unless you have prepared in advance and told no one.

[@TheHomeImprovementChannel]

Thanks for the great info!