Everything You Should Know About Surge Protection

What in my home would be protected with a surge protector

Take a look at the appliances and electronics in your house. Your computer, computer monitor, digital video recorder, and modem. Your microwave, coffee maker, dishwasher, refrigerator, or expensive systems like your air conditioner and heater. What would happen if there was a significant power surge that destroyed all of these appliances?

When you’ve plugged your appliances and electronics into a power strip, you might believe that they are secure. Are they actually safe, though? Is the power strip just an extension wire with more outlets, or anything more? What happens when power surges are applied to electrical circuits?

Debilitating power surges are a very real risk due to the interaction of unstable electrical grids, extreme weather, and outdated infrastructure. particularly if you depend on technology at home

What is a whole house surge protector

Your electrical system is hardwired with a whole-house surge protector to safeguard your home from power surges. The whole-house surge protector grounds or blocks electrical voltage spikes or surges to prevent harm to your appliances and devices.

Surge protection success depends on proper grounding. The surge protector won’t operate effectively without grounding. Ask the electrician to check out your home’s grounding system if you have any doubts about it when they install the whole-house surge protector.

The greatest surge protection systems for the entire house are able to withstand surges of up to 40,000 amps. Look for features such as alarms or lights that signal when a surge has been stopped.

In some circumstances, you might wish to think about installing separate whole-house systems to protect

What causes an electrical surge

Power surges occur quite quickly, arriving and departing in a fraction of a second. They could, however, break your PCs and ruin your home entertainment system.

The following are the main reasons for power surges:

Downed Power Lines: Your home may experience bursts of over voltage from utility lines nearby that are down, frequently as a result of a storm, which might harm electronics, appliances, and your complete electrical system. Accidents, animals tampering with the line, and trees blowing against the power lines can all cause problems with the lines.

High Demand for Power: Maybe a nearby factory suddenly changes how it utilizes electricity, causing a surge throughout the neighborhood. Same with the building of new homes.

Defective Wiring: What’s the age of the wiring in your house? The wiring capacity of older homes frequently isn’t sufficient to manage the demand of modern devices and appliances. In some instances, the wiring may be deteriorating or improperly installed. If you’re having a lot of power surges, an electrical safety inspection can identify the cause, and your neighborhood electrician in Greenville can fix the issues.

Lightning: The most severe source of power surges is lighting. A lightning strike can produce electrical surges of more than 50,000 volts and send 200,000 amps of power through your home’s wiring, instantly destroying your electrical system.

All homeowners in Northern Nevada should have whole home surge protectors installed at their main panel. The area is growing quickly and frequently has surges.

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