From: Ellen K. 

I like this advice, thank you very much.   That's what I'm going to tell
him.

The HVAC (yes, I have electric) is already on its own circuit, and the only
big thing in the house that decides for itself when to use electricity is
the refrigerator, which is definitely not on the same circuit as the
computer equipment.

On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 18:00:32 +1200, dmhills{at}attglobal.net (Don Hills) wrote
in message :

>
>Ellen,
>    going for a separate circuit is only useful if there is some other big
>appliance in the house causing problems (big A/C compressor starting up
>etc). If the problem is surges coming from "outside" your
best value for
>money will be a "whole house" surge protector, installed at
the main fuse
>panel. The big protectors used for this can absorb orders of magnitude more
>surge than the tiny ones in power strips. While you're at it, get a
>protector installed on the phone line where it enters the building.

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