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Posted by HeyBub on October 9, 2007, 7:32 pm
chicagofan wrote:
> My house is 20 yrs. old, and I'm tired of leaving parts of these 3
> pronged cable plugs in my outlets, because I can't remove them without
> so much force. Living in the SE I have to unplug my computers, and
> video stuff *frequently*, and just today destroyed another $50 surge
> protector pulling it out of the wall.
>
> Can anyone tell me what it would cost *roughly* to replace each box or
> whatever is required? Or even if that is going to help, and make
> these small appliances and data cables any easier to unplug? [That
> is, hiring a professional electrician to do it.] TIA as always...
>
> Barbara
A whole-house surge protector is indicated. About $50.
It attaches to the distribution system at the circuit-breaker box.
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