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Old 08-31-2020, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC View Post
We put in a whole house surge protector via SECO that might help. Have not heard that these are victims of lightning before
If lightning strikes the lamppost, a whole house surge protector won't prevent the light switch from being damaged. The surge protector will only protect against a surge on the main incoming power line. It also won't do much to protect against lightning at all. But, if you have a surge on the main power line, the lamppost will be the least of your problems.