I use a whole house protector wired into the mains box after a lightening strick took out an amp......a couple of years ago.....no issues since.
New home power protection?
This summer I'm moving to SW MI where thunder storms are common. They are rare where I live currently so have not worried about them here. But with stories from others about damaged electronics from lightening I have questions since I'm not familiar with any of this.
1. Is whole house surge protection at the panel effective and worthwhile?
2. Apparently cable and phone line protection is separate and must be added to the panel protection. I assume this is appropriate to add if going for whole house protection?
3. The realtor ask about adding a generator. I assume that is a separate issue to provide temporary power during an outage but does not offer line surge protection, correct? The generator is triggered after the power fails, with or without a major surge (although that may be quite rapid), correct?
Thanks if you have knowledge on this issue to share.
1. Is whole house surge protection at the panel effective and worthwhile?
2. Apparently cable and phone line protection is separate and must be added to the panel protection. I assume this is appropriate to add if going for whole house protection?
3. The realtor ask about adding a generator. I assume that is a separate issue to provide temporary power during an outage but does not offer line surge protection, correct? The generator is triggered after the power fails, with or without a major surge (although that may be quite rapid), correct?
Thanks if you have knowledge on this issue to share.