We leave our fridge plugged in with the temp controls set to 2 (out of max of 5) when we're away between trips to TV.
In addition to having SECO's whole house surge protection device at the service entrance/meter, we've also bought a number of these for various items in the house - fridge, garage door opener, washer, dryer (gas), microwave, irrigation transformer:
Belkin Single Outlet Wall - Mount Surge Protector-F9H101aCW-DP at The Home Depot
Bought at the Lady Lake Home Depot.
I hope they'll be of some additional help if a spike gets past the meter.
Bill
