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Originally Posted by LoisR
We had a whole house surge protector installed in our electric panel box after being hit by lightening. I also use separate quality surge prototectors on outlets that I use for car charging, cloth washers, garage door motor, tvs. etc.
Spend it now or later. It's cheaper doing the right thing now.
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Same here, additional protection near the device reduces risk because nearby lightening can induce surges direcly into house wiring - effectively bypassing the whole house protector.
Adding spa, fridge, microwave, stove, dishwasher, irrigation controller to your list.
Note: they do have a life and need to be replaced every 5 years.
Spent over 9 months dealing with insurance after lightening hit my chain link fence up north and took out most of anything with electronics in the house.