Whole House Surge Protection

The risk of being struck by lightning is a very small possibility, but in the event that occurs, you will want to know that you are protected. A direct hit to your Atlanta home by lightning can cause huge financial loss from the surges that are felt in your electric currents. Damage by those surges can destroy expensive equipment of your home theater, telephones, electronics and other electrical appliances.

Nearby lightning strikes is not the only problem, risk of downed lines causing a surging of your electrical system will prove to be extremely destructive. As the lines are repaired a surge will be caused, making your electronics and appliances go on and off. That cycling can result in tremendous financial cost to those appliances.

Any item in your Atlanta home whether it is video or audio can be harmed with those surges, but there are numerous appliances that are forgotten when surges occur. Refrigerators, telephones, stoves, as well as your washer and dryer can suffer extreme damage. Those damages can result in repair and usually replacement of the appliance or electronic equipment.

In general most people have a quite a few of the inexpensive strip for prevention of power surges in their homes. But the best protection that can save you hundreds in replacement or repair is to purchase a whole house surge protection. Instead of just protecting the electronics that are given first priority in protection, you now have installed a product that will protect your entire investment.

Very few homes offer this feature, even considering that all homes have some sort of electrical equipment inside. Whole house surge protectors can provide one of the cheapest forms of insurance protection that a homeowner will ever purchase. An upfront cost for the system and installation can seem extreme, but there is no comparison when you place that up against replacement costs.

Only should those whole house surge protectors by installed by a qualified Atlanta electrician, because of the close installation to your electrical panel box. Whichever brand or product that you finally choose, check with the manufacturer to make sure you are protected from power line surges. The normal surge that has been seen from both telephone lines and cable connections should have protection as well.

While it is virtually impossible to keep every surge from entering into your home, those surges hit with an extremely large voltage can slip past, as well as the internal surges that are caused by your own appliances, so for extra protection place surge strips on your electronics. That will give you the knowledge that you are as protected as possible.

Brad Germany has been in the electrician field for twelve years and understands the importance in informing the general public about home surge protection. Power surges are the number one cause of home fires in the country. With regards to home electrical equipment your first line of defense against an accidental fire is a whole house surge protector.