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Originally Posted by ronda
You are 1/2 right
Here is the deal. There are 2 different threats. 1) Lightning strikes that damage the physical structure of your home 2) Ground lightening that causes surges in the electrical system and can damage anything that's plugged in.
The surge protecter will do nothing for 1), but is designed to mitigate 2). Obviously, nothing is 100%, but I think the surge protector is worth the money. It also comes with a warranty, that if you have a surge that damages something electrical in your house, you can make a claim for reimbursement.
So, Yes I have the surge protector, and also have protectors that I plug into the outlets. Double protected.
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I have lightning Rods, a whole house surge protector, and individual surge protectors for sensitive equipment. I have had damage three separate times. The lightning Rods, have never been contacted that I know. I doubt that any surge has been from my electrical supply lines. What I do know is that my cable line has been zapped twice and my phone line once.
The cable line surge fried the outside line requiring replacement both times. It also damaged the TV Modem requiring replacement. The last incident several years ago was a bright flash outdoors and instantaneous thunder indicating a close encounter. We immediately went outside, and found the ball on top of our flagpole about 40 feet from the house blown off and a slight bulge on the flag pole between sliding sections. we noted jagged muddy lines from the flagpole radiating toward the house and a muddy hole about 3 to 4 feet from the house and a splatter of mud on the house. The hole was where the surge met the cable. Apparently, the pole was the lightning rod. Cable had to be replaced plus some inside comcast equipment. That jagged muddy line change to a fried grass jagged line over the next several days.
Bottom line is that surge can be introduced by any conducting outside source.