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Caroline,

We opted to go with outside electrician vs SECO...Ace Electric installed ours at a special price of $199 (special was a result of going to hurricane preparedness seminar). They install the suppressor in the garage, right before the electrical box. I believe SECO puts it on the outside wall where electrical enters the house.

I don't know if there is a significant performance difference between the two. Also, check out any guarantees for the replacing the device itself if it blows and any appliances/devices that are fried if the device did not properly do its job.

We did not want to get locked into a perpetual monthly recurring charge, that could go up, hence our decision to buy it outright. I vaguely recall that SECO would let you buy it but seems their cost was much higher.

Cheaper than a lightning protection system and the minimal investment is worth some peace of mind that your major appliances can be protected from a surge.