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Originally Posted by homeball
I rent the SECCO whole house surge protector which is mounted directly on the meter for $5/mo. If ANYTHING should happen to it, SECCO replaces it for free since it's theirs to begin with. If you prefer, you can buy one from them and they will install it for a price of $395. But then it becomes yours and, if anything goes wrong, you have to replace it at cost to you.
These whole house surge protectors do not protect against lightning strikes. They only protect against a spike in the electric service to your house so that your major appliances are not damaged. To protect your smaller electronic stuff such as computers, TV's, etc, you need a local surge protector at the site where that piece of equipment is plugged in. The whole house surge protector will not be sufficient to prevent a smaller spike from getting thru it and damaging the electronic stuff. They're only capable of clipping the large power peaks.
Important to remember that, if you're in close enough proximity to a lightning hit, there is nothing that can protect the electric service in and around your house. Lightning arrestors may help but there is no guarantee.
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Just as everyone has said, NOTHING stops a shot of lightning or any even close by. Protection may reduce the amount of damage. That plus going to a place of worship may also help