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Insignia NS-HW502 (power strip) 30 feet restriction ?
Hi. This question is here bc there wasn’t a “Power Strip” section on the Best Buy forum.
In my Insignia NS-HW502 box a slip of paper reads:
“Safety Precautions
DO NOT install this device if there is not at least 30 feet (10 meters) or more of wire between the electrical outlet and electrical service panel.”
The electrical service panel (on the outside of our home) is right behind the indoor electrical outlet that I need a power strip for.
What is the purpose of this safety precaution? There must be some reasoning behind this 30 feet of this in-the-walls cable length minimum. I need to decide if I should return this power strip; it works extremely well so far.
(After installation I found the paper note in its box and instantly uninstalled and boxed my power strip.)
If this Safety Precaution was so important I would think Best Buy would have the 30 feet restriction on the outside of the box. But, I don’t know. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
In my Insignia NS-HW502 box a slip of paper reads:
“Safety Precautions
DO NOT install this device if there is not at least 30 feet (10 meters) or more of wire between the electrical outlet and electrical service panel.”
The electrical service panel (on the outside of our home) is right behind the indoor electrical outlet that I need a power strip for.
What is the purpose of this safety precaution? There must be some reasoning behind this 30 feet of this in-the-walls cable length minimum. I need to decide if I should return this power strip; it works extremely well so far.
(After installation I found the paper note in its box and instantly uninstalled and boxed my power strip.)If this Safety Precaution was so important I would think Best Buy would have the 30 feet restriction on the outside of the box. But, I don’t know. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
John-BBY
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icypawn,
Welcome to our community.
For this query, I recommend contacting Rocketfish Support at (800) 620-2790 for assistance.
Thank you for writing to us.
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John-BBY
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icypawn,
Well, that will teach me to read more slowly. I'm terribly sorry for the misstep.
You may contact Insignia Support at (877) 467-4289.
I hope this helps.
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Re: Insignia NS-HW502 (power strip) 30 feet restriction ?
None of Insignia or Rocket Fish’s power strips have an included resistor and so require that 30 feet of cable, be in the wall, between the outlet and the electrical service box.
This required length of cable, in the wall, helps reduce a surge’s power to a level that the surge protector can handle. If a tiny resistor would be included, that would nullify the 30 foot of cable requirement.
Found a power strip by RIDGID, at Home Depot, that solves my problem.
This required length of cable, in the wall, helps reduce a surge’s power to a level that the surge protector can handle. If a tiny resistor would be included, that would nullify the 30 foot of cable requirement.
Found a power strip by RIDGID, at Home Depot, that solves my problem.
