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Entire home surge protector
Posted on 9/22/20 at 11:17 am
Posted on 9/22/20 at 11:17 am
Building new construction soon and was wondering if anyone has experience with a surge protector that goes in your main electrical panel to protect the entire house?
Waste of money? Worth it?
Waste of money? Worth it?
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Posted on 9/22/20 at 12:04 pm to Simon Gruber
Get a stand alone (Larger) whole home surge protector in a separate panel. The ones that plug into the panel do not provide sufficient protection.
Totally worth it if you want to provide some protection to your electronic equipment from power surges. Now, a friend had a close strike, submitted a claim to his insurer and got all new electronics. So maybe insurance and a strike every ten years is best.
Totally worth it if you want to provide some protection to your electronic equipment from power surges. Now, a friend had a close strike, submitted a claim to his insurer and got all new electronics. So maybe insurance and a strike every ten years is best.
Posted on 9/22/20 at 1:06 pm to Simon Gruber
I got a direct strike in 2018, not sure if whole home ones are rated for that sort of load.
10k worth of electronics, roof repair, electrical repair.
10k worth of electronics, roof repair, electrical repair.
Posted on 9/22/20 at 1:29 pm to Simon Gruber
Rods are another option--- 4LP
Posted on 9/22/20 at 3:03 pm to BoogaBear
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not sure if whole home ones are rated for that sort of load.
Nothing is rated for a lightning strike.
Posted on 9/22/20 at 3:08 pm to FOBW
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Get a stand alone (Larger) whole home surge protector in a separate panel. The ones that plug into the panel do not provide sufficient protection.
This isn't true. The main difference between them is how long they last, especially if you have an underground service to your house.
Posted on 9/22/20 at 6:18 pm to Simon Gruber
That’s what insurance is for
Posted on 9/22/20 at 7:05 pm to Simon Gruber
It’s actually code as of the 2020 NEC (Louisiana is on 2014 code, so a while before it’s mandatory here). If you are in South Louisiana you should get at least 140kva protection. Nothing is going to help if lightening hits very near your house, but if you live somewhere with an aged electrical grid, it will definitely be worth it to protect against transient surges, and it will help protect against lighting that isn’t too close. For only a couple hundred, why not do it?
This post was edited on 9/22/20 at 7:07 pm
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