Whole Home Surge Protection
These units are essential for any homeowner that works from home, experiences frequent surges, or has appliances / equipment that keeps breaking down. Surges can come from the utility or nearby lightning sticks and they can cause devastating damage.
Item such as washer, dryers, dishwashers, stoves, microwaves, and other equipment you can’t get those small surge strips on are vulnerable to surges. These units will help protect those appliances. A lot of equipment in homes have circuitry and motherboards that are unprotected, and exposed to potential damage.
Most surge protection devices are installed right at your panel, but they do required two spots to supply power to the unit. Most come with a nice warranty if you do lose any equipment due to surges and this fails to protect you. They also have a green light on them, indicating that you are protected, if you ever notice the green light is out, or turned red, its time to replace the unit.
As of the 2020 national electric code it became mandatory to install these devices on all homes. These can be compared to those small surge strips you plug into outlets that are used for TV’s and computers, except this protects the entire home.
What to expect:
Yes, you can. We typically recommend against it since there will be no material warranty and you do want a quality product to protect your home, which we can provide.
Can I buy my own protection?
What if my panel is full?
We will either need to slim down breaks in the panel to make space, or possible a new sub panel needs to be installed in order to make room. Worst case scenario, a full service upgrade may be required.
How often should i check the unit?
We typically recommend once a month to go and check on the unit to make sure the lights are still green.