Guides
What the joule figure on a surge protector tells you, how to choose and run a long cord, and which appliances belong in the wall outlet instead, each with the safety agencies behind it.
Surge protection
The joule figure is an energy rating, and the surge industry warns that it is hard to compare between brands. Here is how to read the rest of the label.
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Cord length
Measure the route the cord will take, not the straight line, then keep it out from under rugs, doors and furniture. The agencies agree on where it may go.
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Safe use
Space heaters, refrigerators and microwaves go straight into the wall, and so does the strip itself. What the agencies say, and when a strip should go.
Read the guideOrder line The Alestor lineup: one strip, nine ways to buy it.
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