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Originally Posted by Blueblaze
$72/year for whole house surge protection seems pretty ridiculous when your realize you could buy a surge protector for every electronic device in your home for almost the same money. Almost none of the electronic devices in your home are hard-wired, and motor-driven devices like garbage disposals, A/C compressors, and pool pumps don't need it. Even the electronics on your HVAC are on that 110v plug next to your furnace, which you can easily plug into a $5 single-plug surge protector.
I agree that SECO ought to provide whole-house protection. But $72/year to insure your appliances against a lightning strike is absurd when you realize it only costs a couple of grand to insure your entire house against EVERYTHING
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I've had motor driven appliances like garage door openers and ceiling fans damaged by indirect lightening.
Anything on its own circuit breaker connected by a long run of wire is more susceptible to indirect induced surges. A/C compressors, tankless water heaters, and spa/pool pumps have embedded electronics now days so would be high on my list to protect.
A whole house protector like SECO or the Eaton should significantly reduce the risk for those devices. Eaton apparently has a useful warranty.
Or local hard wired protection can be added for about $100 plus labor for each device.
Belt and suspender people do both ;-)