Have you ever considered Whole Home Surge Protection?
 

We have a metal roof, and surge protectors for the computer and other devices. The stove/oven and refrigerator all have one foot in the grave, so replacing them would be a much-appreciated relief, in my opinion. Hubby keeps things til they stop working, even if they're not working well. I'd definitely prefer letting them go zzzzzzzttttt and replacing them, and not preserving their miserable existences another few years.

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I've never seen an advertisement in this blog. I thought this was for Villagers only.

Nothing will help you with a Direct strike. You can put a device in your breaker box that is easy to self install and only cost a few hundred dollars that will save your electrical items from damage by a near by strike.

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This isn't a blog. It's a forum. And there are sponsors who pay to keep the forum running. Pike's Electric is one of the sponsors.

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We have had a whole house surge protector installed in our last three homes. Cost is outweighed by our peace of mind. Will it protect against a direct lightening strike? I don’t know. But for a couple of bucks a month over the years it makes sense to me. It is also a selling point when you move. If you can afford it why not install another level of protection?? At the very least it will smooth out those surges

Thanks for the laugh. My wife is in the other room and said “what are you giggling at”.

This week two guys from Pike’s Electric installed three exhaust fans and two ceiling boxes and two switches in four hours. I provided the fans and switches. The labor for four hours of work was $1300 total. I was very pleased with their work and the price. The only down side is that they are popular because they are good and fair. From asking for an estimate to getting an estimate to getting the work done took at least six weeks. But it was worth it.

Whole house surge protectors are a must to have. You have options on how to install them; 1 method is in the panel like advertised here, the other is before the panel at the meter, which is the method I have used in my last 5 houses. You get these through the utlity company for a small fee billed to your electric bill. It also comes with an insurance package to reimburse for damage, but the more important reasons I use at the meter surge protectors is it can save your wiring inside your panel and since you are leasing the unit from the electric company, they will come out and check on it or replace it for free if damaged (15 year warranty) and then replace it before the 15 year warranty runs out to start a new warranty. Surge protectors installed in the panel are the responsibility of the home owner after the initial install or maybe after a short warranty period. Pikes electric can elaborate on house calls or repair costs.

Many years ago we had a meter surge protector from our electric company and a crew dropped a tree over a set of high power transmission lines that caused many of our neighbors electrical boxes to start smoking and some had their microwaves, furnaces, and appliances fail because of this surge. We had no issue except the utility came out and replaced the surge protector at the meter. Surges can be caused by many different occurrences not just by lightning.

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Our central FL location doesn't need them enough to be worth it

So would you be willing to fund TOTV if they take your advice to curb sponsors?