Waste of money? Just because you haven’t had any issues doesn’t make it a waste of money. I had friends that quite a few expensive appliances and hvac system got destroyed during electrical surges that they had. Another incident was A crew toppled a tree over a 3 phase line and people down the line got some of their electrical anppliances destroyed except the houses who had whole house suppressors (I was 1 that had a suppressor and I had no issues) but many of my neighbors did. It doesn’t always have to be a lightning hit, many things cause spikes, surges to your electrical supply.
As for cable issues, of course these aren’t covered because it’s not electrical, it’s an rg6 cable. Your internet cable isn’t covered either. They make separate suppressors for these items too.
As for which suppressors to buy, none of the mentioned. I always get the external suppressors that your utility company puts in the meter, so if anything happens, it stops at the meter. Also, when you mow your lawn, you can look at the lights on the unit to see if it is still working. If not, call the utility to have them come out and replace it. They give you a brochure that explains the tens of thousands of dollars of coverage.
All for a few bucks a month
Last edited by huge-pigeons; 05-24-2024 at 05:39 AM.
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