It is impractical to unplug/replug daily when you are living there and you implicitly accept the risk of lightning related damage to appliances. When you are gone for an extended period of time, it makes more sense to unplug appliances since there is no inconvenience involved. You basically drive the probability of lightning related damage from a small number to zero with little effort, so why not do it. If I am gone for a week or more I unplug a lot of stuff (and turn off the hot water heater).
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Originally Posted by photo1902
Huh? How is being gone any different than being home? Do you unplug all of the appliances you mentioned every day?
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