I would like to offer a few comments on the above posts regarding lightning and what it can do to your home and electronics.
Surge protection devices are for Indirect Lightning Strikes. For Direct Lightning Strikes such as the one that destroyed the home in Calumet Grove on May 18th you should consider a lightning protection system, i.e. lightning rods by a UL listed installer.
If you only have a SECO surge protection device on your meter you DO NOT have “whole house protection”. This only protects hardwired equipment that you do not plug into a 120v outlet. For things that you do plug into a 120v outlet you also need secondary surge protection sometimes called point-of- use surge protection for appliances and electronics such as TVs, computers, refrigerators, washing machines, telephone answering machines, garaged door operators, irrigation system comptrollers or anything else that you value that has sensitive electronics. Remember Lighting Loves Technology!
And, don’t forget that the coaxial cable for TVs and telephone lines for computers should also be routed through a surge protector.
Florida is the Lightning Capital of the US but NOT the world. Lightning is frequently miss spelled “lightening” which means to take the weight off something as lightening the load.
For those interested in the above and personal lightning safety see the Lifelong Learning College catalog under the science heading.
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