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Originally Posted by Carlsondm

We had lightening hit our Rose Lake DNR field office in Michigan many years ago. Computers on high quality surge protection (Power Directors, I recall - high joule) survived. The Power Directors, of course, were replaced after the incidence. Everything else plugged into an outlet fried or never worked the same. Good surge protection works.

With the amount of lightening here and the sensitivity of computerized appliances, we spent a few hundred to protect our electrical system and appliances in our new home. Unplug things completely if you are gone for a while. We have whole house and individual surge protection.

Hi there! Unplugging items is the BEST way to ensure surge damage does not occur if you are around to do so. We also highly recommend this if leaving home for long periods of time to unplug TVs, computers, chargers, anything that could be a potential hazard to surges/spikes in voltage. I have also seen where keeping a toaster or a air fryer plugged in and not in use has caused fires from a spike in voltage/surge. This is a good rule of thumb and habit to get into. - Casandra from Pike's Electric