WTK Tank or Tankless Water Heater

[Chimera]

a month ago the comeback surge damaged my mains cable from meter to panel
developed a short and only one phase had current
when ttec truck came the ttec guy get shocked when he touched meter pole
they removed meter and disconnected top immediately
cost me $30k plus 9 days without current

D fuq

And you responsible for that bill?

[pugboy]

yeah
ttec say they only responsible for up to the meter pole and it was an infrastructure fault behind that

somebody need to have a mains panel delay device like the surge protectors but for the whole mains panel
because it’s it lil surge when current comeback across the whole neighbourhood which does damage tings

a month ago the comeback surge damaged my mains cable from meter to panel
developed a short and only one phase had current
when ttec truck came the ttec guy get shocked when he touched meter pole
they removed meter and disconnected top immediately
cost me $30k plus 9 days without current

D fuq

And you responsible for that bill?

[bluefete]

yeah
ttec say they only responsible for up to the meter pole and it was an infrastructure fault behind that

a month ago the comeback surge damaged my mains cable from meter to panel
developed a short and only one phase had current
when ttec truck came the ttec guy get shocked when he touched meter pole
they removed meter and disconnected top immediately
cost me $30k plus 9 days without current

D fuq

And you responsible for that bill?

Check Shakes for the compensation procedures. TTEC must repay you for damage caused by THEIR surge.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

What ttec doesn't tell people is you have nothing to get if you didn't inspect within the lest 5 years... Thankfully I'm within the period.

You have to do everything online and it's like a mc exam you doing. I dropped my heater to water source and they would give me a report to submit to ttec.

[pugboy]

them inspectorate could give prisons officers a run for they money in the bobol dept

[Chimera]

And who does really inspect after initial inspection to get connection

[Jerry84]

Recently we had serious electricity problems... Came back with quite a few surges... My surge protector in the panel was blown together with the water heater.

Other people lost
Gates
Garage doors
Refrigerators
Down to the street lights(newly installed) get licks too

Wait...isn't the surge protector's function to dump the excess load/surge to prevent this? So what can be done to prevent this kind of surge from damaging appliances, fixtures, etc?

[eitech]

On an over-voltage or under-voltage the circuit supposed to be interrupted to be prevent damage

[matix]

Recently we had serious electricity problems... Came back with quite a few surges... My surge protector in the panel was blown together with the water heater.

Other people lost
Gates
Garage doors
Refrigerators
Down to the street lights(newly installed) get licks too

Wait...isn't the surge protector's function to dump the excess load/surge to prevent this? So what can be done to prevent this kind of surge from damaging appliances, fixtures, etc?

Most surge protectors have a lifespan, it’s recommended every 3-5 years to be replaced. Seeing that we live in Trinidad. Every 2 years is good

[pugboy]

I actually have more faith in the simple surge protectors which have the switch on delay
because the surge usually happens when ttec power comes back

I think the delay is more important than the surge protection as it is extremely rare for ttec to have a serious voltage spike during normal service. of course if lightning hits the power lines you can get a serious damaging spike.

Recently we had serious electricity problems... Came back with quite a few surges... My surge protector in the panel was blown together with the water heater.

Other people lost
Gates
Garage doors
Refrigerators
Down to the street lights(newly installed) get licks too

Wait...isn't the surge protector's function to dump the excess load/surge to prevent this? So what can be done to prevent this kind of surge from damaging appliances, fixtures, etc?

Most surge protectors have a lifespan, it’s recommended every 3-5 years to be replaced. Seeing that we live in Trinidad. Every 2 years is good

[VexXx Dogg]

Recently we had serious electricity problems... Came back with quite a few surges... My surge protector in the panel was blown together with the water heater.

Other people lost
Gates
Garage doors
Refrigerators
Down to the street lights(newly installed) get licks too

Wait...isn't the surge protector's function to dump the excess load/surge to prevent this? So what can be done to prevent this kind of surge from damaging appliances, fixtures, etc?

I suppose the easy answer is individual socket protection for appliances - these are 100-200 ttd ea.

I know there are 220v versions for ac units but I don’t think I ever saw a high current version for water heaters.

[matix]

For those whose panels have the space

[88sins]

And who does really inspect after initial inspection to get connection

Plenty people, you'd be surprised.

It's a requirement for some insurance companies who provide homeowners insurance against fire and accidental death. They want to be sure that if your house burn down from an electrical fire, or if someone gets electrocuted and injured or killed, it's not because the homeowner intentionally or accidentally caused it by doing madness with the house wiring.

Is a hassle yes, but it's for good reasons

[pugboy]

doubt there is high amperage type for a tankless heater.
somebody could prob rig a regular type to trigger a high current contactor to get the delay aspect

Recently we had serious electricity problems... Came back with quite a few surges... My surge protector in the panel was blown together with the water heater.

Other people lost
Gates
Garage doors
Refrigerators
Down to the street lights(newly installed) get licks too

Wait...isn't the surge protector's function to dump the excess load/surge to prevent this? So what can be done to prevent this kind of surge from damaging appliances, fixtures, etc?

I suppose the easy answer is individual socket protection for appliances - these are 100-200 ttd ea.

I know there are 220v versions for ac units but I don’t think I ever saw a high current version for water heaters.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Water heater require a 50A breaker(according to water source). I had this in my panel, it was damaged... Breaker tripped and firetrucked the heater at the same time. I have never seen individual regulators for these heaters...

[pugboy]

too bad i dumped one of them stiebel heaters the other day

[Jerry84]

For those whose panels have the space

The white wire...goes to neutral or ground in the main panel?

[matix]

For those whose panels have the space

The white wire...goes to neutral or ground in the main panel?

Neutral bar