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Lightning and Surge Protection

  • NEC is primarily concerned with the electrical safety of power supply lines, not lightning protection.
  • Pet containment systems are not addressed in NEC codes.
  • By how they are used in a home, pet containment systems most closely resemble a phone line system entering a house.
  • DogWatch system follow Bellcore design principle of using a TWO-STEP PROTECTION SYSTEM.
  • System meets USA (FCC), Europe (CE), Japan (VCCI) and Australian standards for EMC emissions and immunity.
  • Power supply and surge protector are UL approved.
  • System uses a two-step lightning protection design recommended by telecommunications industry and lightning protection companies.

  • Primary Protector: Bypasses surges from outside wiring (loop).
  • Secondary Protection: bypasses smaller remaining surges to ground via house wiring.

SURGE PROTECTOR WIRING

DOGWATCH LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM


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