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Old 08-31-2020, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
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.
Now you have me concerned.

We had a whole house surge protector put in by Seco and have individual surge protectors on high value stuff.

If we have a surge on the main power line are you saying we are not protected?

What else can we do to protect ourselves?