Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Our electric company came out and installed one for free. We upgraded the warranty to include all electronics and I believe it’s $11 a month. Covers everything with the upgrade, otherwise around $5 a month and doesn’t cover electronics.
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Whole house surge protectors reduce the level of the incoming surge so your individual surge protectors at your electronics have a better chance of stopping the surge and protecting your equipment. Surge protection is a multi step process. Whole house surge protectors are best located at the source, i.e., your meter because as one responder correctly stated you want as little distance as possible between the power source and the surge protector to catch very fast spikes but the ones installed in your electrical panel will work fine as well.
The power company supplied surge protector will give you the most protection for your appliances such as your HVAC system where you can't install individual surge protectors. You appliances should be covered by the insurance. Although nothing is 100% especially if you house takes a direct hit or a hit very close by, it's worth the money to get a whole house surge protector. |
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Lenart Electric sells and installs one for about $150. It's usually advertised in the Daily Sun.
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I do like the idea of installing it outside our house to hopefully eliminate or reduce surge before it gets into our house.
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When we bought our house, A1 Lightning Protecton Services installed a lightning rod system that came with a Ditek D50 whole house surge protector on the electric panel and small individual surge protectors on each appliance. In 8 years, we have had no damage, while several of my neighbors without lightning protection and whole house surge protector have had all of their electronics and/or appliances destroyed.
For us,the cost was well worth the protection and peace of mind. |
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Whole house surge protection
Lenart Electric. $175. Connected to main electric box
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I don’t know if anyone can realistically recommend a specific surge protector. The best you can hope for is a negative review to know who to eliminate. I have a Pike-installed system ($300 in 2015) with individual protectors on all the expensive stuff and also on the co-ax coming in for cable.
It’s like insurance. You don’t really know if it’s any good until you need it. I’ve not been hit, so I can’t say it’s good. If I had been hit and my stuff was still damaged, then I could give you a negative review. One thing to keep in mind (besides price) is the joule capacity, which is how much energy it can absorb. The bigger the better. Another thing to remember is that protectors are good for one hit, as the sacrifice themselves. Pike said a replacement would cost the same as a new installation. |
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I'll wait for the VillageTinkerer to chime in we have one installed on side of the home from SECO.
Unless poster are Electrical Engineers it's blah, blah, blah. |
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But I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
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I did the same thing as a new consumer with Duke electric how can you beat it.
Last edited by Rick M; 01-18-2022 at 10:03 AM. |
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If you are on SECO, rent it by the month or buy it from them outright. It has a ten year replacement warranty.
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Surge protector
We just moved in to a new designer home in Hawkins. It already had one in place when we bought it. An electrician pointed it out to us.
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There is a situation called 'ground potential rise' which occurs during a close in strike, and this can cause the lightning strike surge to be conducted into the house by ANY conductor that leaves the house and is in the vicinity of the strike. The SECO units help with reducing these surges, and individual surge protectors on sensitive electronics provide additional protection. IMHO, I believe these are useful items, either in the breaker panel or in the meter base. VERY IMPORTANT, make sure any power strips you but that state "surge protector" are actually UL rated (tested) as SURGE PROTECTORS and not as extensions cords, as I recall the correct UL standard is 1449.
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Pennsylvania, for 60+ years, most recently, Allentown, now TV. Last edited by villagetinker; 01-18-2022 at 12:19 PM. Reason: additional info |
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