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Originally Posted by asianthree
Will say a surge protector didn’t stop the frying of irrigation box, and small appliances when lightening hit four houses down, and traveled to our house. Read the fine print, many issues will not be covered.
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A whole house protects at the point of power entry into your house.
The wiring in your house can act as an antenna for the electromagnetic pulse from a nearby lightening strike. Essentially bypassing a whole house protector.
That's why for maximum risk reduction, they also recommend local surge protection for critical/expensive items.