Comments on: The Woods Surge Protector Now A Coleman Cable Product

By: Len

Len — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 01:56:57 +0000

My story is about the same. I had the Woods 6 plug wall protector. Had a storm while I was out of town. EVERYTHING else in the house is fine; all the electronics plugged into the protector were fried…6 month old 55″ LED TV…high end stereo receiver and CD player….my HD Tivo…PS3…and the Wii.

By: Maurice

Maurice — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:54:14 +0000

We had a lightening strike the other day. My daughter was working out on our treadmill when the strike to place. She stated that the treadmill immediately stopped and there was a burning smell. The woods surge protector light was also off after this incident. We replaced the woods 6910 A2 later but the treadmill will not run. Who can I contact to replace or repair our treadmill?

By: Dwayne

Dwayne — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:20:55 +0000

@ Margaret:

The Wii may be OK. Unplug the Wii from the power supply and unplug the power supply from the mains for several minutes and then try plugging it in again. The switch mode power supply for the Wii has some sort of built-in O/L shut down circuitry.

By: Susan D

Susan D — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:46:27 +0000

I ALSO was struck by lightninig on Friday July 8th. I have a Woods, 6 plug, with cable outlets surge protector. My 55″ HDTV 1080i TV was also destroyed! completely! I spent quite a large sum on that protector. Un real. I also have to say that I have ANOTHER one in my computer room but it’s a ‘power’ sentry. My computer ethenet card got fried as well. That too was expensive. So much for the protection. for 5.95/mo Progress Energy offers surge protection and will replace your things if they get hit. THIS will be the way I will go seeing none of the rest will stand by thier products.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 27 May 2011 02:53:48 +0000

Thanks for the reminder Margaret. I had this info on another article, but it seems to be needed here more. I’ve added contact info to the bottom of the article.

By: Margaret Gall

Margaret Gall — Fri, 27 May 2011 01:44:53 +0000

I am in the same boat as Julie. We had a storm yesterday, as well. The lights went out for a split second. Not a whole lot you can do in that situation. Odd thing is that everything plugged into it is fine, excpet for the Wii. Needless to say, I have an extremely upset daughter who uses it to watch Netflix and was planning to take it to college with her this Fall. Is there any way of getting the Wii replaced by whatever company now took over the Woods products?

By: Julie Farewell

Julie Farewell — Wed, 25 May 2011 20:02:39 +0000

I have a Woods brand surge protector model number 2367. 552367. I had this surge protector plugged into the wall with my brand new 53″ Panasonic television set. We had a bad thunder and lightning storm the other night and it blew up our television…nothing else in the house was harmed and i have 3 computers, 3 ipods, and many other electronics in my home that were not affected. I wanted to send you an email to tell you how dissapointed i am in your product.

We paid over $1000 dollars for our television 2 months ago and when we called the company they said that if it was plugged into a surge and the surge failed then there was nothing they could do for us. I am so upset
and will not hesitate to go through my entire house and get rid of every Woods brand surge protector that we have along with all of my family members that might have them as well. I am planning on telling everyone about my dissatisfaction with this company.

julie farewell

By: admin

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:28:39 +0000

Mike, I would first check the warranty that came with your surge protection device and see if you are covered. If it’s the fault of the surge protector, chances are you are entitled to whatever terms the warranty covers. Keep in mind that a surge protector doesn’t last forever and that eventually it needs to be replaced when it has reached its capacity to stop surges. I hope this isn’t the case, but if it is and your device has stopped functioning, you might be out of luck unless your flat screen is still under warranty.

By: michael

michael — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:03:02 +0000

ihave the model 7g39 5 outlet and my power surged and burned my new vizio 42″ flat screen tv up what do i need to do i had a tv repair compony come out and the boards are fried please let me know asap

By: admin

admin — Tue, 18 May 2010 10:50:33 +0000

Sorry, Wayne. We're not a distibutor for Woods. You might be able to find the information you're looking for by contacting Coleman Cable. As the article states, Coleman Cable is now manufacturing Woods surge protectors. They would have a better idea where you could find the one you are looking for.