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We had the whole house surge suppressor installed by Ace electrical out of Ocala about 2 years ago. Cost about $200. This is a one time cost vs paying SECO elec company by the month. It's something for peace of mind...how effective it will be time will tell. Hopefully we never have to find out.

I am checking on a house for a friend who is up north for a couple of months. Just yesterday, I go in there for the first time in about a week and oh what a smell. The fridge is off and all the food in the freezer is rotting and moldy. He had an electrician install a whole house surge suppresor a year ago. Through process of elimination we were able to determine that the fridge itself was OK but the circuit it was on was kaput (breaker wasn't tripped and wouldn't reset). The fridge is the top left circuit in the box. Was it lightning or a spike? Did the surge suppressor work or not work? Nothing else seems to be amiss.

Anyway, another real world experience with whole house surge suppressors.