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We do not sell Stetzerizer filters suitable for 200+ volt.  We only sell the 120 volt version, which cannot be adapted or used for 240 volt.  The only way they could be would be to properly install 2 stetzerizers in series, but that is complicated and not something the average person could safely do.


We can definitely send you a Microsurge Meter - they are usable with all voltages.  We ship to Australia regularly.  The best way would be to check out through the website.  If there is an issue or anything with the shipping cost, we can double-check it for you (just put a note in the checkout) to make sure it is accurate, but it should be.  We do not mark up shipping - the third-party system just calculates it and fairly accurate.


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Hi there!


1) The power strip cannot shield another device or cord plugged into it.  So it's best to use shielded cords along with the power strip and have the shielded power strip be the one you use nearest people.  I would reverse this - plug a surge protection device into the wall and then plug the shielded power strip into the surge suppressor.


2) Daisy chaining isn't ideal and does pose risks.  The main risks are poorly-manufactured devices where the outlets could wear out and break and then short.  I think over the years devices have improved a lot, and it's not really a concern as much as it used to be.  The other risk is the plugs not being securely in one another.  You're better off using an extension cord versus daisy-chaining power strips.  We sell the shielded extension cords in 14 gauge - so those are very nice and are rated and UL listed even for 15 amps.  The loads you describe are probably not that significant.  Even though it is a gaming computer, most of them use less current than you'd expect.


3) The outlets on the 7-outlet grounded surge suppressor with grounded USB ports are definitely grounded as well.  They are 3-prong grounded outlets as you would expect.  So both are grounded.


4) I don't know that there is a rating to look for.  I have battery backups and shielded isolation transformers and such.  Surge suppressors with an equipment guarantee are probably of higher quality.  Tripplite/ISObar/APC are good brands.  Stetzerizer filters can also help with surges.  There is no surge-proof way to prevent electrical storm damage, but it is also rarely these days.  In all the years as an IT consultant and then doing this, lightning damage to equipment is just very rare.  That said, I do have to admit I've lost a few items to lightning: a garage door opener, an APC battery backup unit, and an Ethernet port on a computer.  One way, perhaps, to help protect a computer would be to use our new fiber optic kit.

Thank you for your question - what do you think?

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Pumps are tough because they do tend to throw magnetic fields.  The magnetic field is from the motor - the windings of course - and the electric field is from the AC power.  The electric field is between the earth and everything on it (building materials) and the "hot" conductor aka ungrounded conductor.  Shielding and grounding really aren't an option inside of a tank like this.  So the pump is submersible and actually sits in the drinking water for the cat?


You could reduce the electric field by connecting it to an isolation transformer.  You would only need a very small one too, so that is an option.  This floats the hot/neutral going to the water tank so they don't have a reference to ground.  Would also help protect against electrocution too.


Cats seem to love EMF, but dogs and people don't.  As for magnetic field, you would have to build a tank that you could then shield with magnetic field shielding material like mumetal and giron.  You can't put those metals inside the tank - they would need to be on the outside of the tank.  Another solution would be to install an occupancy sensor and have a contactor that defaults to off.  Then you could detect when you or the cat are near and it should turn the pump off.  Complicated to setup, but would work.  Then when you leave it would resume recirculating water.

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Hi Jamie,

These are our shielded power strips - they do not have built-in surge protection.  Unshielded surge suppressors or power strips emit very large electrical fields.  Our power strip is designed to stop that.


If you need surge suppression, there are adapters available that will add that functionality.  Isobar and Tripplite make adapters like this.  I would highly recommend going this route and keeping the shielded power strips so that you can have the important benefits that they provide as well as the surge suppression you desire.

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I've seen it have benefits, yes.  But it's highly discouraged.  You'll be able to get readings much lower by spreading them out.  I know it's a bit of an investment, but if you can over time spread some filters out throughout the house and focus on places where there are electronics and appliances, you will get a much better result.  The main breaker panel is an excellent place to place some filters as well.  Ultimately you'll get the numbers down far lower - and that's the goal!

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The best way to know how much of a problem (I'm sure the meter is a problem) is to measure.  I would recommend the Safe and Sound Pro II meter for this purpose.  It's our newest and favorite meter, as it shows Peaks, Max (Peak Hold), and Average (RMS) readings.  https://www.electrahealth.com/safe_and_sound_pro_meter.html


Then you can also identify and eliminate other sources on your property too.  People usually have more sources than just the smart meter, so having a meter like this will help you quickly find them, measure them, and reduce (or better yet eliminate) them.


We do not sell cages.  Some cages can help (make sure to get stainless steel).  But it really depends on how well you install the cages too.  So...this brings us back to needing to measure before AND after and compare to make sure the install is good and as good as possible.


"Very low transmissions" when coming from a company especially, are meaningless.  Very low compared to what I would ask them.  It's an outrageous statement considering all of the smart meters I've seen, without exception, emit extremely powerful pulses and emit them pretty frequently (some more than others of course).  They are horrible and make people very ill.

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Hi Becky,


Thank you for the kind description - we humbly believe that our simple design is revolutionary and everyone should eventually follow suit.


You are better off using one of our shielded power strips in addition to the surge suppressor with grounded USB ports.  You can use any power strip with our surge suppressor, but if the strip is going to be near your body then we recommend our shielded strip.  It is also revolutionary in that, once again, it's the only one of its kind.  Both the cord and the body are properly shielded and grounded with the labor done right here in the USA.

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The cable isolator we sell is labeled.  One end of it is "SYSTEM" and the other is "SUBSCRIBER"

The wire coming from the cable TV company must go directly into the SYSTEM side.  It SHOULD NOT connect to anything else or touch anything else metal.  This includes the little grounding brackets that are normally found with the cable connection to the house.  On the "SUBSCRIBER" side of our isolator, this is where you connect your house's wire.  You can and probably should also ground the subscriber side using the bracket that is probably already there from the cable company.  So you can hook their bracket to our subscriber side.

Just ensure that the cable from the cable TV company goes directly into the SYSTEM side of the isolator.  It should not go into a splitter or any kind of grounding block before it goes to the system side.  It should come from overhead or underground and the very first thing it should connect to is the SYSTEM side of the isolator.

That's all there is to it :)

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If your printer has a 3-prong plug, and it is hooked up to your computer via USB, then chances are you are correct - you would be double-grounded.  You would have a ground loop there.  It's best to test - because we still want everything to be grounded.  Use a multimeter like the one in our Body Voltage Kit and test resistance.


If you do, indeed, have a ground loop (I would recommend testing the USB cord from the computer, and then also the USB port on the printer), here is what to do...Get a 2-to-3 prong outlet adapter.  The kind they make to plug into 2-prong outlets that do not have a ground hole and allow you to plug a 3-prong cord into it.


That will eliminate the ground from one device and eliminate your ground loop.  But only use this product if there is, indeed, a ground loop.  Test and verify first before assuming.  It would be bad to unground your printer cord if its USB port is not grounded to its own cord as well.


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Yes, any device such as this once registered with the router (the MAC of the device registered with the router) will be capable of waking the router.  The router will not go into sleep mode while the device is communicating with it.  If the camera is trying to send packets somewhere to a host (a computer or other device or cloud service, etc) then it will keep the router awake.  If the camera is not sending anything, then the router could go into sleep mode.  I am not familiar with these cameras enough to know if the camera will go to sleep as well, but my guess would be that the camera would not go into sleep mode - it is probably communicating with a cloud service all the time.


However, sleep mode or not, you will enjoy a drastic reduction in radiation by switching to this router and eliminating your current router or completely shutting off its wireless (elimination of the router is the best so that we know it will never turn on again by your Internet provider).  Switching to our router will most likely reduce the amount of radiation you are receiving from your WiFi router by greater than 98%!!!  The more things you wire up the better.  This router also makes a great gift for the holidays, since sooooo many people use WiFi and are exposed to unbelievably high amounts of radiation.  Ultimately these technologies are most probably not safe, but this router is a good stepping stone to reduce exposure by eliminating the vast majority of the radiation that normally comes from the router.


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