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Chapter 2: Installing the Plus Touch
What you need to know before installing the Plus Touch
1. Read
Understanding power surges and surge suppression
below.

If you do not install external surge suppression devices, you risk damage to
the electronics inside the Plus Touch, which may cause the Plus Touch to
fail.

Because it is not possible to
completely
protect this product internally from
the effects of power surges and other transients, we
highly recommend
that
you install external surge suppression devices. For specific
recommendations, see your electrical contractor.

If you do not take these precautions, you acknowledge your willingness to
accept the risk of loss or injury.
2.
List all the equipment you want to control using this Plus Touch on the
Installation worksheet
on page 77. Install the equipment and make your electrical connections according to the sheet.
3. Use the
Configuration worksheets
starting on page 79. List which relays and variable stages you
want to use for each piece of equipment, and how you want the equipment configured.
You can connect more than one piece of equipment to a single relay or stage
as long as the total
current draw does not exceed
the relay or stage’s limit. For more information, see the electrical
ratings on page 11.
Understanding power surges and surge suppression
Power surges can be caused by external influences (influences outside the barn; for example,
lightning or utility distribution problems) or they can be caused internally (inside the barn; for
example, starting and stopping inductive loads such as motors).
One of the most common causes of power surges is lightning. When lightning strikes the ground, it
produces an enormously powerful electromagnetic field. This field affects nearby power lines, which
transmit a surge to any device connected to it, such as lights, computers, or environmental controls
like the Plus Touch. Lightning does not have to actually strike a power line to transmit a surge.
Surge suppression devices offer some protection from power surges. Because it is not possible to
internally protect this product completely from the effects of power surges and other transients,
Phason
highly recommend
that you install external surge suppression devices. For specific
recommendations, see your electrical contractor. If you do not take these precautions, you
acknowledge your willingness to accept the risk of loss or injury.