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Originally Posted by Laker14
No,I didn't have a surge protector at the receptacle, just the "whole house" surge protector supplied by SECO.
I feel fortunate that I didn't lose my fridge, washer, dryer, and oven. Are the individual surge protectors effective?
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The best you can do is reduce the risk of damage from lightening. Your whole house may have helped other devices.
Adding local protection at expensive items further reduced the risk.
A lightening protection system will add another level of risk at little more cost than an insurance deductable. IMHO - worthwhile especially if you have corrugated gas lines in the attic.