An appliance surge protector is a device that protects home appliances like refrigerators washing machines and dryers from unwanted power surges.
Plug washer and dryer into surge protector.
A good appliance surge protector is a must have item in all homes but most people don t realize its importance until something blows up.
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Why not get two surge protectors one for the washer and one for the dryer and plug one into each outlet.
As a general rule the protection from a surge protector is primarily for sensitive electronics.
Due to the size and shape of the surge protector the second outlet on wall plugs cannot be used unless using a two pronged connector.
Historically washers and dryers had very simple.
If the 20a circuit is overloaded then the circuit breaker will trip and you ll learn how to avoid it.
A washer or dryer is actually more likely to cause the first category of problems than to be harmed by it.
This way the surge protectors won t be overloaded.
The surge protector casing needs to be stream lined to allow a second three pronged connector to be plugged into wall outlet.