[Army Guy]

We did. Also got the in house kit with it that they give. We paid for it outright instead of the monthly lease.

Army Guy

[eremite06]

Ditto for us.

[mrdills]

What is the price on this system?

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by mrdills

What is the price on this system?

Go here:

http://www.secoenergy.com/surge.html
For future reference, google SECO, go to there site, click on services, click on surge protection and there it is.

[The Great Fumar]

We have one on the house and one on each appliance , and this includes my electric razor, remember what happened to RICHARD PRYOR ,,,

My old razor was gas.........

Fumar

[JohnN]

We got the SECO deal in 2008. A whole house outside protector on the box and a small boxful of individual protectors. central Florida is the lightning capital of the world, this gives us a bit of peace of mind and seems a nominal cost. a direct hit by lightning won't be stopped by anything, but it will protect against surges.

[kwachowski]

We have lived in the Villages for 6 years and have the surge protection through SECO. They put a house surge on the meter outside plus gave us other surge protectors for small appliances. We get a lot of lightning in this area and for $6.00 a month I think the piece of mind is worth it.

[Snowbirdtobe]

We just received a letter about a "Meter Base Protector" from Progress Energy.
My initial reaction is to turn them down and save $5.95 plus tax a month.
The underground power lines are not a great target for lightening strikes.
I have a bird cage, pool, and solar pool heater that seem like lightning targets.
Is there separate lightning insurance that we should buy?
What happens if we get struck and the AC is fried?
Does anyone have any insurance claim stories that they would care to share?
Thanks

[Mikeod]

Underground utilities are not a safeguard. We have had homes destroyed by lightning strikes in TV and the utilities are all underground. There was a strike in our neighborhood on a telephone junction box that wiped out phone service for several homes for up to a week. For me, the cost of the whole house surge protector is cheap enough to add a level of protection. I also have individual surge suppressors as well as UPS units for my computers.

[jblum8156]

I had SECO install the whole house system after my computer got messed up twice by surges. The installer gave me a box of surge suppressors for computer, TV, etc. and installed a new circuit box. It cost about $200. You can also rent them by the month, forgot what that costs

[REDCART]

The charge of renting the whole house surge protector from SECO depends upon when you signed the contract. My sister pays $5 per month. We signed up a few months later and we're paying $5.50 a month. I see from a post (kwachowski) below they're paying $6 a month. So you better decide before SECO raises their monthly rent again. The advantage of renting rather than buying the surge suppressor unit from SECO, is that they'll replace it if necessary. If you buy it and it needs to be replaced, you have to pay all over again. It also comes with insurance. You have to register your appliances and if they're damaged by lightening, they'll give you replace costs.

[pqrstar]

I don't know remember anything being said about having the added insurance and registering of each appliance.

[Best2bgolfing]

I had the whole house system installed and it works well. How do I know ? my neighbor lost his Micro and garage door opener, but I had no failures. I did the monthly payments since we never know what will happen. Don't wait.

[Army Guy]

Originally Posted by The Great Fumar

We have one on the house and one on each appliance , and this includes my electric razor, remember what happened to RICHARD PRYOR ,,,

My old razor was gas.........

Fumar

You made me spit my coffee across my desk! You are a hoot.....

Army Guy

[Rag Bagger]

suppressor earlier this year. Seems like a good deal to me. For a $25.00 installation cost they put a suppressor on the meter and give you a box of individual suppressors for the more delicate equipment in the house. That box of suppressors seemed to be very high quality and would be worth considerably more than the install price. We are then billed $5.00/ month.

The suppressor has a red indicator light. Very easy to see. In my case every time I drive in the garage it's visible, at night it's impossible to miss. If that light is out your house has been hit and they will come out and replace the unit at the meter, N/C. It would be highly unlikely to be hit a second time before the main suppressor could be replaced.

You can buy the suppressor outright but if it is fried you pay to replace.