Surge can come from other sources besides your SECO power feed
For example, why is surge protection important for appliances that are not being used and are not WiFi enabled (washer, dryer, dishwasher, coffee maker...)? I don't think I'd be running any of these appliances during a thunderstorm. What about refrigerator? What appliances DO need surge protection? Is the Surge MitiGator worth the investment? Thank you![/QUOTE]
Appliances don’t need to be operating to be affected by surge. And surges can enter your home’s AC distribution from other than the SECO power meter. A lightning strike took out our electric stove without activating the SECO meter surge protector. (Both surge protector LEDs were still lit.) It likely entered the house through the irrigation system, because it fried the irrigation controller, the irr. controller individual AC outlet surge protector, and the GFCI outlet into which it was plugged.
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