Surge protection, for those without much more than the average amount of experience with electronics, might seem like a luxury. However, with the amount of voltage modern devices can pull from outlets, surge protectors are more relevant to the average household than ever before.
Often, surge protection is an invisible process. It prevents connected devices from drawing too much power from an outlet at any one time, which can happen during grid failures, lightning strikes, or just a high-energy device cycling on or off. Most modern power strips will include surge protection for every device plugged into them, but there is another, more effective option: whole-house surge protection.
While plug-in surge protectors like the ones found in power strips can protect the devices directly connected to them, whole-house surge protection—as the name suggests—can cover your entire house, making all your devices protected at once.
This is important because of the problems that can be caused by a power surge—whether the surge came from a lightning strike, grid failure, or something else. These surges can, at the very least, overload the devices you have plugged in and damage their wiring, making them work less efficiently and potentially affecting their power capacities later. At the worst, these power surges can cause electrical fires, which are dangerous and destructive.
Thankfully, they are also preventable. With surge protection, you can rest assured that your electrical devices are being kept safe and regulated. Contact us today to learn more.