The importance and benefits of whole-house surge protection.
The best way to ensure your homes electrical system is protected from electrical surges is to invest in whole-house surge protection. Most people think that it is only power outages during a storm and lightning strikes that cause serious issues, but outages can happen anywhere in the home so fast that you might not even notice.
Inside the home
60 to 80 % of Surges come from inside the home and occur when you turn on and off larger appliances like your dryer, A/C or even your fridge. Over time, even small and frequent power surges can break down the performance and shorten the lifespan of your electronics and appliances.
Outside the home
Power surges can originate from a number of places outside the home. This can happen during a power grid switching or overvoltages on utility lines. Also lightning and downed power lines,
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Why you need to invest in whole-house surge protection
To protect the electronics we are all are addicted to . We rely heavily on electronics for everything from communicating with each other and checking the weather to preparing meals and keeping clothes cleaned. All of these devices, even your homes LED lights, use electronic circuit boards to operate which can be highly sensitive to power surges. Computers, tablets, televisions, and smartphones all carry essential information to one’s identity and which also needs to be protected.
They’re inexpensive. Did you know that the average home has a minimum $20,000 to $40,000 of Appliances and Electronics? For far less than the cost of one of your major appliances (and many of your smaller ones), you can protect every electronic device in your home. With whole-house surge protection, this protection is guaranteed.
Whole-house surge protection. The job of a whole-house surge protector is to prevent your home’s appliances and electronics from damage, but it also protects the entire electrical system of your home. When a powerful surge comes from a home appliance on any given circuit, the whole-home surge protection will send the surge back through the panel break where it is then stopped, protecting all of the other electrical equipment in your home. A whole-house surge protector guards every outlet.
The Importance of Layering. If you have elaborate electronic setups such as entertainment or gaming systems, layering your surge protection is the best approach. If an appliance in your home sends a surge through a circuit it shares, other outlets could easily and quickly become compromised. This is one major reason you don’t want to rely only on surge protectors that are located just at the point of use. A layered system is connected directly to your electrical panel and connects everything, not just one circuit. Another important note is that not all power strip bars have surge protection and the ones that do also wear out over time.
If you don’t have any surge protection in your home, or want to find out more information then give us a call. Having our friendly and experienced Electricians install Whole- House Surge Protection will provide you peace of mind that your home and electronics are protected.