10-19-2017, 11:49 PM
My power company has whole house surge protection for $9.95 per month, installed at the meter. I'll still use mt device surge protectors, but anyone here have experience with these?
Know anything about whole house surge protectors?
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10-19-2017, 11:49 PM
My power company has whole house surge protection for $9.95 per month, installed at the meter. I'll still use mt device surge protectors, but anyone here have experience with these?
10-20-2017, 12:04 AM
$120/year????? I'd check with a local licensed electrician to see what an outright owned unit would cost installed.
https://www.google.com/search?q=whole+ho...+protector&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS694US695&oq=whole+house+surge+protector&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i61j0l4.11064j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
10-20-2017, 12:14 AM
Can you find out the make/model? Best to see how much it would cost if you purchased outright.
My experience is minimal. I was there when an electrician installed one for a friend and I asked a lot of questions. One thing that was repeated over and over again: "These things are so cheap that it's nuts that everyone doesn't have them." $10 bucks a month for a device that costs a hundred bucks is a bit much. Even if you pay someone $200 to install it you'll have covered the expense in 3 years of what's probably a 10-year lifespan.
10-20-2017, 12:25 AM
A surge can also come through the COAX cable (and perhaps a telephone line, or some other wire coming into your house). You still need surge protectors for these devices. The only advantage I can see is that if there is a surge, it may be easier to deal with the power company directly. I doubt these surge protects that come with $50k warranty are worth anything.
10-20-2017, 02:17 AM
Better than 50% of surges are generated WITHIN a building. A surge suppressor installed at the main power panel does nothing to protect against these types of surges.
10-20-2017, 03:03 AM
Harbourmaster wrote: How exactly would you get a surge that originated inside the house? Nothing generates electricity.
10-20-2017, 03:15 AM
Maybe he is referring to a short or a surge caused by an appliance pulling too much through the line, large motor/ AC IDK.
Anyways, its best to get one installed by an electrician and it should be easily replaceable after the initial install. Instead of paying monthly. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Eaton-Whole-H...ctrical%7C&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzJbL553-1gIVxY5-Ch06dgBLEAQYAiABEgJFwPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CPvPpPqd_tYCFY8VYgodFGoOcw
10-20-2017, 07:57 AM
I had a lighting strike a palm outside the house.
The EMP fried several switches on house wiring and a TV set.....
10-20-2017, 11:32 AM
My in-laws used to see incandescent bulbs go "pop" during thunderstorms until they had a whole-house protector installed at the meter...back in the 1970s.
Pay for one installed by a licensed electrician, not by your power company.
10-20-2017, 12:35 PM
Good info, thanks. I've researched all the above, the one sold by power company is not sold anywhere else and goes on at the meter, not the panel. If I were to get the panel kind, I'll install it myself. I'll still use my device protectors that protect coax cable, Ethernet, etc.
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