As part of my Elk M1G panel replacement and upgrade I'll be adding a few door contacts and a fire/heat sensor in my shed. When I did some LV wiring updates a few years back I pulled a few spare CAT5e cables through the LV conduit. My plan is to use one of the CAT cables for my new sensors. I know that ~24AWG isn't great for sensors, but it's there.... It will be in PVC or metal conduit throughout the shed and only outside a conduit inside of the house.
My question is regarding surge protection. The shed is about 35' from the house. FWIW, the shed has a grounding system (two 8' rods) as the shed also houses my backup genset.
Should I have surge protection devices on these new zone circuits? If so, should they be at the M1G panel area? At the shed? Both? And what clamping voltage device should I use? Are the Ditek devices a good choice?
I also have a POTS telephone line to the shed. I suppose that it would be prudent to surge protect that line also. Other LV circuits will be used for network and control. I suppose these should be protected likewise?? (I'll be using some of these cables to communicate with a genset starting and monitoring system that I have on the drawing board.)
My question is regarding surge protection. The shed is about 35' from the house. FWIW, the shed has a grounding system (two 8' rods) as the shed also houses my backup genset.
Should I have surge protection devices on these new zone circuits? If so, should they be at the M1G panel area? At the shed? Both? And what clamping voltage device should I use? Are the Ditek devices a good choice?
I also have a POTS telephone line to the shed. I suppose that it would be prudent to surge protect that line also. Other LV circuits will be used for network and control. I suppose these should be protected likewise?? (I'll be using some of these cables to communicate with a genset starting and monitoring system that I have on the drawing board.)