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Unplugging electronics in bad weather?
Posted on 3/29/22 at 7:59 pm
Posted on 3/29/22 at 7:59 pm
After having lost some electronic equipment due to lightning several years back, I've just gotten into the habit of unplugging my expensive electronics, even though I've got a whole-house surge protector as well as plug-in surge protectors for the electronics. Anyone else do the same?
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Posted on 3/29/22 at 8:08 pm to Cajun75
My laptop
Posted on 3/29/22 at 8:12 pm to Cajun75
I’ve never seen lightening or heard thunder since I’ve moved in this home, so no.
Posted on 3/29/22 at 8:13 pm to Cajun75
Every appliance with a computer should be on a surge protector.
Or get a whole home surge protector
Or get a whole home surge protector
Posted on 3/29/22 at 8:20 pm to Napoleon
whole home surge protector
Any recommendations?
Any recommendations?
Posted on 3/29/22 at 8:24 pm to Napoleon
I have whole home surge protectors as well as on all electronics. Took a direct strike last year. Fried all electronics and my alarm system. Had over 50k in damage.
Posted on 3/29/22 at 8:29 pm to SuperSaint
A lightening strike isn’t like the proverbial tree falling in the woods - just because you can’t see it; doesn’t mean it won’t frick up stuff.
PS - my whole life I was told to never bathe or shower in a thunderstorm. Recently someone told me it was a BS old wives’ tale. I looked it up and sure enough, there is a chance, albeit small, of an electrical current from lightening traveling into your shower.
PS - my whole life I was told to never bathe or shower in a thunderstorm. Recently someone told me it was a BS old wives’ tale. I looked it up and sure enough, there is a chance, albeit small, of an electrical current from lightening traveling into your shower.
Posted on 3/29/22 at 8:30 pm to Cajun75
Is your whole house surge protector connected before your outdoor home panel?
This post was edited on 3/29/22 at 8:32 pm
Posted on 3/29/22 at 8:34 pm to Cajun75
Lost about 6k worth of electronics last March. Surge protector isn't gonna do shite against lightning. Better then nothing though. Gotta cover everything. Cox coax to modem to network cable likely fried a bunch of my shite.
This post was edited on 3/29/22 at 8:35 pm
Posted on 3/29/22 at 8:34 pm to Cajun75
Nothing at home, but at work a storm in BR a few years ago blew our Cox modem, router and an HP plotter. The plotter worked, but it could no longer communicate online for firmware updates.
This post was edited on 3/29/22 at 8:35 pm
Posted on 3/29/22 at 8:36 pm to Cajun75
I also once lost a bunch of shite from Lightning and since then I have anything important plugged into APC ups power strips. The big brick ones. Added bonus is a few minutes of runtime without power which is helpful in flicker flicker on off on off situations.
This post was edited on 3/29/22 at 8:39 pm
Posted on 3/29/22 at 8:52 pm to SuperSaint
Done somethin and dey got you in da hole agin? No windows to see da rain ,huh? Dat just sucks bro. How many more days ya got? What dey got you loxxed up for dis time? I know you dindu nuthin. Ill keep a eye on Nye'Quill for ya. Miss you bro. Keep in real
This post was edited on 3/29/22 at 9:04 pm
Posted on 3/29/22 at 8:55 pm to SuperSaint
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lightening
What is “lightening”?
Oh, you meant lightning.
Posted on 3/29/22 at 8:56 pm to Cajun75
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After having lost some electronic equipment due to lightning several years back
Then you’re good, lightning never strikes twice.
Posted on 3/29/22 at 8:59 pm to Cajun75
You don’t have surge protectors?
Posted on 3/29/22 at 9:00 pm to Cajun75
Not during bad weather, but when the power goes out I have breakers marked to know which ones to flip in the dark.
Lost too many TVs & Fans bc of the surges and flickering after an outage
Lost too many TVs & Fans bc of the surges and flickering after an outage
Posted on 3/29/22 at 9:17 pm to WinnaSez
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PS - my whole life I was told to never bathe or shower in a thunderstorm. Recently someone told me it was a BS old wives’ tale. I looked it up and sure enough, there is a chance, albeit small, of an electrical current from lightening traveling into your shower.
Years ago, I defended a contractor who got sued over a lightning strike. The homeowner had recently had a vasectomy. During a thunderstorm, he was holding a refrigerator door handle. When the lightning struck, it went through the home's electrical system, through the fridge handles, into his body, and exited his body at the point of least resistance, which happened to be the unhealed incisions from his vasectomy. Turns out some crackheads had stolen the grounding rods from the house while it was being built.
Posted on 3/29/22 at 9:22 pm to WinnaSez
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electrical current from lightening traveling into your shower.
It probably a lot less likely since the introduction of plumbing using PEX instead of copper pipes
Posted on 3/29/22 at 9:22 pm to Buck Strickland
Posted on 3/29/22 at 9:49 pm to Buck Strickland
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which happened to be the unhealed incisions from his vasectomy
Good lord!
This post was edited on 3/29/22 at 9:50 pm
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