Schneider Electric Apc Essential Surgearrest 1 Outlet 230V UK

Best

I love this item. Used to have my appliances spoiled by electricity but not any more. Highly recommend.

GOOD

Great and genuine product. Great purchase.

Like it. Good for protecting computer

I bought this item with confidence that this will help prevent any surge damage to my new fridge but when I can back from a short vacation, this Surgearrest was busted and so is my new Hitachi fridge.

Delivered one insteady of two and I paid for two

Perfect 🤩 Good quality Best price Amazing service

التوصيلة الجيدة ممكن يكون سعرها غالي وممكن تاخذ مساحة اكبر لكن مارح تشوفها مهمة الا لو خرب عندك شيء غالي بسبب توصيلة رديئة شوف احتياجك ونوعية الحاجات اللي توصلها وبناء عليها خذ توصيلة مناسبة أنا استخدم هذي التوصيلة مع معدات كمبيوتر ومعدات صوتية وتؤدي الغرض بشكل ممتاز

So many very dodgy multi-socket contraptions on Amazon. This is built by the premium German company Schneider, who manufacture very high quality electrical fittings for industry, commercial and domestic use. This trailing socket is built like a tank, very stable, has genuine built in protection and has sockets well spaced out to allow for all those annoying power packs. TBH for the extra ££ it’s well worth the peace of mind of having reputable German design and European safety standards over some no-name shoddy crap that fails or starts to smoulder because there is no real overload protection. I have a lot of expensive studio gear plugged into two of these and naturally would want to save my gear rather than save £10. But when I think about it, it’s not just the gear this could save. It’s my house, or even my family. Why would I risk a cheap and unsafe alternative for the sake of a few quid?

We had a mains surge/spike problem that occurred up to four times an hour that temporarily blanked out the tv screen for just a few seconds, but just long enough to ruin the watching of a tv programme or film, amazingly it seemed to co-incidentally occur just as the storyline reached a climax, it became a joke. We had various electricians check it out, but they concluded that the problem was either power supply switching by the company, a neighbouring property switching on and off domestic devices or even light switches or our own central heating system, so in the end I did the usual research and found that APC produced a good range of mains suppression, filtering or conditioning products of which the APC Surge Arrest Essential -PM1W-UK is their most basic entry level model, however I plugged it in, restarted the tv and it has worked perfectly for almost a week. No interruptions, no apparent spiking and I might add the tv picture and sound seems slightly improved, although that last part might just be wishful thinking, anyway I'd happily recommend this product as a perfect solution to the problems detailed above and well worth trying.

After using APC UPS units, i thought i would try their Surge Protector products too. I have always used Belkin surge protectors, almost religiously. After seeing this surge protector advertised i cancelled my order for a Belkin unit and bought this instead. I am glad I did. The newer Belkin units have lost their magic, they no longer have rotating plugs for compatibility with bulky power supplies. So, onto this APC unit PM8-UK, it's a surge protector extension strip. It has a built in switch, an overload indicator LED, a Surge Protection LED and an Earth connected LED. Assuming it is the same as other APC units the Overload LED should be RED and should not be illuminated in normal use. The other two should be always illuminated green. If they are not then there is a fault that should be checked. It has 4 screw slots on the back to allow mounting in various orientations. I really like the design with 4 sockets on the front face and another 4 on the side at a slight angle. This means there is plenty of room when mounted, or on the floor/desk, for normal BS plugs on the side sockets and various bulky power supplies on the front sockets. It has a cable routing on the back side that allows for the supply cable to be neatly routed either side of the unit. The supply cable is 1.25mm^2 which is adequate and is the same as Belkin units. The plug is a high quality rewirable type with an ASTA marking and a moulded strain relief that looks identical to the Belkin Essentials series. As for the surge protection, this product is amazing. Assuming the protection ratings are comparable between manufacturers you are looking at 2754 Joules of protection for this APC unit. For comparison the Belkin Premium BSV804af2M 8 socket is only 900 Joules. The Belkin Essentials F9E600uk1M 6 Socket is only 476 Joules. The Masterplug range of basic surge protectors are only 370 Joules. It is worth noting the connected equipment warranty is full of terms, conditions, and requirements and must be registered as soon as you purchase the product to be valid. But this is par for the course for any of these surge protectors and you would always struggle making a successful claim. This product appears to be very high quality and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a premium surge protector. Always check your surge protector LEDs regularly, whether APC or any other brand, MOV based surge protectors do eventually die and lose their protection.

Best outlet I've ever purchased. Fantastic surge protection (much higher than any UK outlet) for a reasonable price. I feel confident using it for my gaming laptop + PS5 + phone + + wireless charging pad + OLED TV combo.