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Old 08-28-2017, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by biker1 View Post
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).
To each their own I guess. I'm venturing to say most village residents aren't go to go to the trouble. I know I'm not.