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    Posted: 07 Apr 2015 at 9:00am
We bought this...

http://m.campingworld.com/shopping/item/portable-surge-guard-protectors-30-amp/73993

That and a master lock for the post to keep it closed. Never had a problem. I hate working with electricity and always think I'm going to burn things, including myself.
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Originally posted by Abbagail54

Did you guys take the junction box out and replace the surge protector in that area? That's what they said to do on Youtube.



I do not understand what you are asking.. can you link the video you found?
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The longest part of my whole process was moving a few things around to make room for mine.  After that it's just a few minutes of work.
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Did you guys take the junction box out and replace the surge protector in that area? That's what they said to do on Youtube.
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Yup, it should be just that easy.  Certainly not 5 hours and I guarantee you that dealer knows it.
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It is dead nuts simple. The lights are on the 12v side, has nothing to do with the 120v system for this. Unplug from shore power. Cut the orange wire, orient the "in"and "out" sides of the surge protector. Strip your ends, Connect as color coded.. Running the one wire (can't remember, think it was the neutral) that does the cycle pickup on the "out" side.. close up. Fasten down.

Took me about 15 minutes to do my first one, maybe 10 on a friends..
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Hi, I have a 2011  182g I recently purchased the Progressive Hard Wire Surge Protector. I've always been mechanically minded, but not real good with Electric. I think I'm overly stressing on installing this myself. So I decided to check into having it installed. I contacted the local RV dealership (they don't carry R-Pods, but will service them). They told me that it will take 5 hours to install it at $114.00 per hour for a total of $570.00 plus tax. I can't believe it, I told them that I heard it only takes one hour to install. I even have the area already open for them to get into. They said, they could give me an actual quote but it would cost me $57.00 for that. I've heard of people having RV mechanics at different RV parks that would work on your stuff. How do you find one? Would you trust someone like that? Any other suggestions? If I do it myself, do I have to disconnect the battery before installing? I think I probably do. I was completely off shore power and about to cut the wire when I saw that some of the equipment in the pod had lights on them, so I didn't cut it, thinking I need to disconnect the battery first. I'm pretty sure I can follow the instructions and the youtube video I watched. I was a cable splicer tech years ago for the phone company, but I'm allergic to electricity (lol) so leary.
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Posts: 1807 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Feb 2015 at 9:00am
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It looks as if all you have to do is cut the orange cable, strip the ends, and insert them into the surge protector.  Correct?

Yes, I read the install instructions and I think that's pretty much it. Locate the main power in, select spot, cut wire strip, then wire the box between and mount the remote display. Not bad. I'll put this on my list for a possibility to replace the one I have, when the time comes. 

That's it, longest part of your day will be maneuvering in whatever small space you have to place yours.
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Originally posted by headcold

It looks as if all you have to do is cut the orange cable, strip the ends, and insert them into the surge protector.  Correct?

Yes, I read the install instructions and I think that's pretty much it. Locate the main power in, select spot, cut wire strip, then wire the box between and mount the remote display. Not bad. I'll put this on my list for a possibility to replace the one I have, when the time comes. 
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It looks as if all you have to do is cut the orange cable, strip the ends, and insert them into the surge protector.  Correct?
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