Leviton 5380-W 20 Amp, 125 Volt, Decora Plus Duplex Receptacle, Straight Blade, Industrial Grade, Surge w/Indicator Light, White

Your TV needs a surge protector plain and simple. Without one you are taking a risk. If you mounted your TV on the wall and plugged it directly into a outlet then you are not protected from surges.It is very easy to swap out an existing outlet but the true purpose and proper use of this outlet is to have an electrician install it directly behind your wall mounted TV so that you do not see the cord. Technically by law you can not run your normal power cord through the wall to hide it so it either has to drop down along the wall and get plugged in below or you need to have an electrician install an outlet behind it.As far as quality goes this is NOT the best out there. BUT it is the best when you figure value/quality and ease of install. Some of the others are not an outlet they are just the surge protector and need to be installed with an outlet in a double box. Some are too deep to install easily.The price on Amazon isn't the best... in fact you might be able to get this for less at your local hardware store but with no taxes and free shipping and since time is money it might make sense to pay a small amount more and have it shipped to your door.

I never write a review before having a reasonable time to test and verify a product, and pledge to make my reviews ones you can trust. This review was created 6/28/24.I'm an autistic IT Specialist with nearly 30 years experience and an avowed nerd. I purchased this surge suppressing outlet 10/2023 to protect my internet components (router and FIOS ONT power connections). It has been running since 11/2023, through storms and power outages. 7 months in use and everything is, so far, still fine and fully functional.Conclusion: While an electrical issue strong enough to trip or burn out the suppressor has not occurred, I have no reason to think that this outlet will "just fail". I like the state indicator so that I can tell, at a glance, if I need to replace the outlet. No issues thus far, and would buy again.

I noticed that when I use my corded angle grinder in my garage, many times my 3 security cameras don't function correctly when I'm done. Power cycling the cameras will correct any issues.I'm not really surprised as the outlets for the cameras were added by taping off the only existing outlet in the garage and my electrician friend warned me running certain corded power tools could cause my motion lights (also incorrectly taped off the same outlet) to turn on or flicker. My old corded Craftsman drill used to cause my motion lights to flicker.I have a degree in electronics so I understand why. Also, no problem as most of my tools are cordless now and I also run most of the corded ones (i.e. table saw) on a completely different circuit behind the house.As a test, I decided to replace the outlet a security camera is plugged into with this Leviton outlet. It's been installed for a few months now and I've done a bunch of work with the angle grinder plugged into the same gfci outlet that I've always used it on. The camera has been 100% perfect. The other cameras are unplugged so I don't cause them any harm. I don't want to replace the outlets they are on since they are gfci outlets.Planning to convert an old extension cord with an outlet box with the Leviton inside so I should be able to run any of my power tools on any outlet and have surge, emi and rfi protection upstream of the power tool.I got my gray one for about $16. Recently It's been anywhere from $20 to $35 (current price on 7/24). Price bounces up and down according to price tracking website.

This surge protected outlet is a great idea for wall hanging flat screen TVs or anywhere surge protection is desired without an external, bulky surge protector. The appearance is clean, and the green indicator light is always on, assuring a functioning, surge protected power source. The outlet installation is straightforward, but be aware that if you are installing on a 20 Amp circuit with thicker gauge wire, installed the wire on the outlet is difficult. For most who have 15 Amp circuits, you should have no problem. I realize the product description clearly stated 15 Amp for this outlet, but I couldn't find a 20 Amp in wall surge so this had to do.

I purchased this guy so my hanging TV would be surge protected without ugly wires traveling down my wall. It appears to work as intended (without me actually testing it, but then that would make it not be surge protected any longer). The price was great considering the cost of these things elsewhere. I needed a 20A receptacle because I ran 20A wire to my entertainment area in my house. Do NOT use this if you only have 15A rated wire. Get the 15A version for less. It won't break anything if you use this instead, but it will not fully protect you. It also appears to protect other outlets in series after this outlet. While this is not documented in the literature that comes with it, it is sort of implied by the the text on the back of the outlet where one would connect the incoming wire leads (works like a GFI receptacle). This worked out great as I was able to protect all 5 of my in-wall, 20A outlets at my entertainment center. A heads up; the green LED shines very bright. If complete darkness is important and this outlet is exposed you may want to consider painting the LED, or sticking a piece of tape over it to dull it.Overall I'm very satisfied with it and will buy more in the future. Especially considering Lowes and Home Depot only sell 15A versions at much higher prices.

Works well

Justo lo que requería para mi taller vale lo que cuesta volvería a comprar más de esta marca es garantia

Two power outages and my electronics still work.

Used for a tv, nothing much to add.

We had a new microwave that kept giving nuisance ARC fault breaker trips. After a thorough investigation by local utilities and electricians it was determined that the electronics in the microwave were sending just enough interference to trip the breaker. The electrician suggested we try the surge protector above and it works like a charm. No more issues.