What Type Of Surge Protection House Circuit Breaker ?

> Hello:

> The furnace runs off a dedicated 15 amp line,
> protected by its own breaker in the main house panel.
> Apparently they come in two flavors.
> One being the standard "surge protector," and the
> other type a "transient voltage surge protector".
> They both seem to be available incorporated into 15
> amp circuit breakers that fit in the main house panel
> box.
> Which do I probably want ?
> Why ? What are the differences re protection, etc. ?
> Thanks,
> Bob

> I've been
> considering the same sort of thing too, but haven't
> gotten too serious about it yet.

>> Hello:
> ...
>> The furnace runs off a dedicated 15 amp line,
>> protected by its own breaker in the main house panel.
>> Apparently they come in two flavors.
>> One being the standard "surge protector," and the
>> other type a "transient voltage surge protector".
>> They both seem to be available incorporated into 15
>> amp circuit breakers that fit in the main house panel
>> box.
>> Which do I probably want ?
>> Why ? What are the differences re protection, etc. ?
>> Thanks,
>> Bob
> If you've got a link or anything to show those items,
> it might be possible to make some judgements. Any
> surge protector is a "transient voltage" surge
> suppressor, so why they'd have two different names
> within one product line is interesting.
> The two most important specs you want are the number of
> joules of energy it can withstand, and the length of
> time it can withstand that much power. There are other
> relevant specs of course, but to get too far into them
> here isn't relevant, IMO, without knowing more about
> the items.
> I'm offering to check them out because I've been
> considering the same sort of thing too, but haven't
> gotten too serious about it yet.
> HTH,
> Pop
>

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> Hi,
> Take a look at pg 9 in the Attachment.
> Please let me know what you think.
> They certainly appear to be two distinct types.
> Bob
>>> Hello:
>> ...
>>> The furnace runs off a dedicated 15 amp line,
>>> protected by its own breaker in the main house
>>> panel.
>>> Apparently they come in two flavors.
>>> One being the standard "surge protector," and the
>>> other type a "transient voltage surge protector".
>>> They both seem to be available incorporated into 15
>>> amp circuit breakers that fit in the main house
>>> panel
>>> box.
>>> Which do I probably want ?
>>> Why ? What are the differences re protection, etc.
>>> ?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Bob
>> If you've got a link or anything to show those
>> items,
>> it might be possible to make some judgements. Any
>> surge protector is a "transient voltage" surge
>> suppressor, so why they'd have two different names
>> within one product line is interesting.
>> The two most important specs you want are the number
>> of
>> joules of energy it can withstand, and the length of
>> time it can withstand that much power. There are
>> other
>> relevant specs of course, but to get too far into
>> them
>> here isn't relevant, IMO, without knowing more about
>> the items.
>> I'm offering to check them out because I've been
>> considering the same sort of thing too, but haven't
>> gotten too serious about it yet.
>> HTH,
>> Pop
>