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Old 11-26-2017, 05:13 PM
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I am not an electrical expert, but, it seems to me that the new houses have small transformers located on the ground in every neighborhood and the wiring is installed underground to the houses. So, if the power company controls surges from the transformer (which they should), what good is another surge protector located behind your meter going to do? Maybe someone can explain it.