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The persona I bought my home from was a retired electrical engineer. He knew and he respected the power of electricity. We have the SECO surge protector on the power meter AND we have lightning rods on top of the house. They are grounded with braided metal to posts deep in the ground.
Read the POA information on lightning rods before you buy. Makes me feel a lot safer! Hope everything is going good with you and Loren in The Villages. |
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Protectors inside the house do not claim to provide that protection. Are often grossly undersized to fail on surges too tiny to harm appliances. If they fail, naive consumers will recommend them. A properly sized 'whole house' protector should remain functional for decades. Damage occurs when lightning connects a cloud destructively to earth. So that lightning does not conduct destructively through wooden structures, we connect that current to earth via a properly earthed lightning rod. So that lightning does not conduct destructively through household appliances, we connect that current to earth via a properly earthed 'whole house' protector. |
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How can you tell if there are gas lines in the attic?
Fire is my worst fear!
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If you have gas enter the attic through the hatch in the garage. You will see some pipes with a yellow plastic cover for the corrugated stainless steel tubing (CCST). It is most likey made by Ward Manufacturing and stamped "Wardflex".
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We rent our whole house unit with seco. After the first few years here, we had a lightening hit. It messed up a computer, our directive receiver and and one other electronic item I can't remember offhand. Seco replaced all of them without a problem. We were frankly somewhat surprised, but obviously pleased. :coolsmiley::coolsmiley:
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It sounds like you have PRIMARY surge protection on your meter to protect your hardwired appliances (furnace, A/C, dishwasher, garbage disposal, etc.) against surges that come in through the electric meter. Not all surges that enter your home come through the electric utility. They can come in via telephone and cable lines as well. Therefore, you need SECONDARY protection on any electronic equip. that you value. You need to be sure that the telephone lines for your computer and coaxial lines for cable/satillite also go through the surge protector. This is frequently overlooked. For more information on surge protection see the September issue of the POA Bulletin that can be found on the POA4US. org web site under Lightning Matters, page 18.
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Just had SECO install surge protector
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As you can see from my other posts on this subject, the term "whole house" surge protection is misleading. You need PRIMARY surge protection on your electric meter or your electric panel and SECONDARY surge protection on all sensitive electronics. And you need to be sure your TV's coax lines and telephone lines are routed through a surge protector.
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I rent the SECO system. The whole house system with point of use devices is the only way to go. Had lightening rods also done, with another whole house protector at the panel. Yes, it's redundant, but at $5 a month, it's cheap insurance. Rods were done by a contractor who ONLY installs per UL standards. Also got rid of the CSST gas lines in the attic and eliminated that fire hazard. Wanted black pipe but only galvanized is used down here. Guess I've covered everything. Peace of mind.
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