Outlet With Built In Surge Protector?

Not normally.

If it was mine, I'd buy one of these first.

Or, take the receptacle out and check the bare wires. Do you have any type of tester?

Be careful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you have never done this before, Hire an electrician!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Google.

guest; yes their outlots made with the surge built in. perry

Try these:

http://www.smarthome.com/865130/Leviton-Duplex-Surge-Suppression-Receptacle-5380-I/p.aspx

http://www.smarthome.com/manuals/865131.pdf

Destructive surges are hundreds of thousands of joules. How does an outlet protector rated for hundreds of joules absorb surges that are a thousand times larger?

Destructively surges that cannot be stopped by three miles of sky will be stopped by a 2 cm part inside the receptacle? Of course not. Which is why any facility that cannot suffer damage, instead, earths one 'whole house' protector where wires enter the building? A surge that connects short ('less than 10 feet') to earth does not seek earth ground destructively via your furnace, bathroom GFCI, digital clocks, or in-laws computer.

More responsible companies sell this "$1 per protected appliance" solution. Protectors that have that always required short and dedicated wire to earth one from General Electric, Square D, Siemens, Intermatic, and Leviton - to name but a few. A Cutler-Hammer solution sells in Lowes and Home Depot for less than $50. A protector also necessary to protect any 'in the receptacle' protectors. And the furnace, refrigerator, bathroom GFCIs, dishwasher, etc.

No protector does protection. Protection is always about where energy (hundreds of thousands of joules) dissipates. Either a protector makes that short connection to single point earth ground. Or it does nothing useful. Protection is not the protector. Protection is earth ground. Which is why breaker box earthing might be upgraded to both meet and exceed post 1990 National Electrical Code?

Nothing need be changed inside the house. Essential is one 'whole house' protector so that every incoming wire connects short to earth. And an always required single point ground (so that even a telco 'installed for free' 'whole house' protector connects to the same earthing electrode).

Protection is always about where energy dissipates. Either energy is inside the building hunting for earth destructively via appliances (even with that wall receptacle protector). Or energy dissipates harmlessly outside the building. Your choice. A protector is only as effective as its earth ground.