I’ve heard of “whole house” surge protectors. Is this common in TV homes?

In the 1980s as a college student in Daytona Bch, whenever I was home during a lightning filled thunderstorm, I would unplug everything electronic. My beautiful 19in COLOR tv was still fried. I brought it in for service and learned the surge came through the cable coax. I guess I was fortunate the picture tube didn’t explode.

The tv was less than 30 days old so they gave me a new one. I’m sure they didn’t have to do that, but they probably felt sorry for this poor 19yo student. TV, as in television, addiction is a horrible thing.

Just hold a 4 iron up in the next storm:1rotfl:

When I was researching lightning protection , I could not stop spelling it lightening, so I understand the spelling :D

I do not think Lightning (user) will know about your sprinkler system. He may shed light on the Chatbrat's OP.

Not sure how common, but I have one.

I have a whole house security system (not sure how common) and I had them install the surge protector.

We have one from SECO. In addition to that we have individual surge protectors at end points like TVs, garage door motor, sprinkler system...

That’s the best advice, don’t think you can go wrong with double protection.

Taught both my sons that very same thing.

Going to add another who house surge protector and a wall out let surge protector for a few tv's & the refrig

Honestly if lightning hits my neighbor's house the voltage will travel to his new grounding system and from there no on & I mean no one can predict where its path will be.

What's amazing he has a huge aluminum flag pole in front of his house and his house is not the tallest one near by--bet the flag pole gets it before the rods do.

the only thing i have to say with electrical engineering background.
Why in GODS name would someone want to attract lightning to there Home.
JEZZZZZZ;
there is no scientific proof it helps!

Chellybean you are zoo right --the lightning rods do nothing but paint a bull eyes on your house, especially if the rods make you higher than your neighbors

Ummm. I think it's a one iron.


And I think some of the suppositions about lightning are wrong. There is a lot to learn and Lightning knows it.

Search Lightning or lightning protection in the search button above. There are many theads on the subject and we do live in the lightning capital of the United States in Central Florida.

Here is one thread, probably not the best.....

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...ing+protection

If a bolt of lightning hits your house and enters through your wiring no surge protector will stop it from damaging/destroying anything it contacts....even SECO admitted this to me.

Surge protectors help prevent an electrical surge in power from the electrical grid from burning up your wired devices....even then lightning can burn up one circuit board and leave another alone right next to it.

I thought it went God can't hit a one iron ?

You are right. But most of us golfers can hit a four iron.


But sadly for me anyway, not as far as I used to.