After reading all of the posts let me say to BEWARE of the term "whole house" surge protection. Some think that all you need is surge protection on your meter (by your electric utility) OR on your electric panel (by an electrician). This is called Primary Protection to protect hard wired electrical equipment like your A/C, furnace, and others that you don't plug in. But that is NOT "whole house" surge protection. You also need Secondary Protection for anything that you plug into a 120 volt wall outlet that you value such as computers, TVs, microwave, refirg, washer, dryer, garage door opener, golf cart charge, or anything else with a micro chip. Therefore you need point-of-use surge protectors. If you go with SECO for the Primary Protection they will give you a starter kit but you wil probably need to buy more. All of this is for Indirect Lightning. If your concern is for the very rare direct lightning strike that can destroy your home then you need to consider lightning rods. See the Lightning Matters columns in the back issues of the POA Bulletins that can be found at the poa4us.org web site.
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