Whole-Building Surge Protection in West Hollywood
Protect your building's critical systems from damaging electrical transients with commercial-grade surge protection tailored to West Hollywood's dense, high-performance properties. From the Sunset Strip's hospitality and nightlife venues to mixed-use buildings off Santa Monica Boulevard and showrooms near the Pacific Design Center, your operations rely on clean, stable power. Shaffer Construction, Inc. designs, permits, and installs scalable surge protection at the service and distribution levels to shield elevators, HVAC, lighting controls, A/V, POS, and smart building networks. We coordinate with your property team for off-hours work, minimize downtime, and validate results with testing and documentation.
Our Work
Benefits
Stay Ahead With Modern Protection
We specify UL 1449 4th Edition Type 1/2 SPDs sized to your system—80kA to 200kA per phase for service equipment, complemented by distribution-level devices. Where needed, we add data/PoE and coax protection for AV, security, and ISP handoffs. We prioritize short, direct conductor runs and integrate remote alarm contacts to your BMS. Power quality logging documents baseline conditions and validates improvements, and designs accommodate future loads like EV charging and expanded controls.
Code-Compliant Installations
Our team handles the City of West Hollywood permitting process end to end. Submittals include spec sheets, UL/SCCR data, and single-line updates showing SPD placement and grounding/bonding paths. We install per the California Electrical Code (CEC), NEC Article 285, and IEEE surge categories. Inspections are scheduled to minimize business impact, and our installation labeling and as-builts make compliance clear for city inspectors and insurance requirements.
Precision and Reliability
We use commercial-grade SPDs from leading manufacturers (Schneider Electric, Eaton, Siemens, ABB), copper conductors sized per code, irreversible compression lugs where required, and short, twist-minimized leads to reduce let-through voltage. Grounding enhancements use listed clamps, bonding jumpers, and, where applicable, supplemental electrodes. We torque-verify terminations, thermal-scan the work, and document voltage, fault current ratings, and SPD status LEDs/meters for your records.
Tailored Commercial Solutions
Every property gets a site-specific plan: verify service configuration (120/208Y or 277/480V), assess main/distribution panels, map sensitive loads, and review grounding electrode paths (Ufer, building steel, water pipe). We size SPDs by kA rating and MCOV, coordinate placement hierarchy (service, distribution, point-of-use), and plan off-hours shutdowns. You receive a concise scope, schedule, and post-install checklist so managers, tenants, and inspectors know exactly what to expect.
What We Offer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do we need to shut down the whole building to install surge protection?+
Usually no. Most SPDs tie in at the service and distribution panels with a brief, planned shutdown in off-hours or early morning. We coordinate with property management, post notices for tenants, and sequence work so essential systems remain available. If utility shutdown is required for other gear upgrades, we plan around it.
If we already use UPS units, do we still need whole-building SPDs?+
Yes. UPS systems condition power for connected devices but are not designed to clamp large transients entering at the service. Whole-building SPDs reduce let-through voltages for the entire system, protecting upstream gear like switchboards, VFDs, lighting controls, and AV matrices. UPS and SPDs work together for layered protection.
How long do surge protective devices last and how are they maintained?+
SPDs are robust, but their components degrade with cumulative surges. We specify devices with status indicators and, where helpful, remote alarms. Annual visual checks and periodic thermal scans are recommended; replacement intervals depend on site conditions. We include maintenance guidance and can schedule routine inspections during other service visits.
Will surge protection also safeguard low-voltage and AV systems?+
We install coordinated SPDs for power as well as data/PoE and coax lines to protect network switches, cameras, access control, and AV systems common in West Hollywood venues. This closes common backdoor paths for surges. We’ll identify critical low-voltage interfaces during the assessment and specify appropriate protection.
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