I'm rewiring my house and in the process I am putting in a new meter box/main circuit breaker panel outside the house and installing a 200A subpanel in the house. I want to put a Service Entrance Surge Arrestor in and it appears there are three kinds: 1. the kind that the meter plugs into 2. the kind that mounts on the side of the panel 3. the kind that plugs into a double circuit breaker slot. Which kind is best and why? Also, who makes good ones and where can I get them? I know I also need to put surge suppressors on the cable and phone lines but that's a different issue. Thanks, Steve

I've got this scenario: Hot -> 3W dimmer/switch -> 4W switch -> 3W switch -> lights. There was two problems. The dimmer wouldn't dim and depending on where the toggles on the switches the lights wouldn't come on. I checked the wiring and it looks fine. It is wired exactly as similar circuit. I replaced the dimmer with another dimmer and now the dimming works. I still have the issue of the lights not coming on all the time. I think that someone or myself shorted the circuit during construction. The wires in the box look fine and in the basement they look fine. Is it possible that the short ruined the other three-way or four-way switch? Or, did the wire get cut somewhere? From my description does one thing pop out? I can't find my multi-meter right now. Thanks Brian