Surge Protection
Surge protection can help protect the Appliances and Electronics inside your home from power surges due to lightning, utility grid transfers, downed/damaged power lines and internal surges [motors turning off/on in your home].
What is a Surge?
A surge is an disturbance that travels through your AC power, telephone and cable lines. A surge is most often a result of lightning, line or capacitor switching, or heavy load switching. Many of these come from an external source but even more they are generated inside your home. Your Air Conditioner, Dryer, Washing Machine, Garage Door Opener, Refrigerator, Furnace, Vacuum, Kitchen Appliances and Power Tools all have the ability to cause an internal surge.
Why Surge Protection?
All modern appliances contain microprocessors. Air conditioners, pumps, refrigerators, motors and compressors all turning on and off, operating in normal cycles, can generate internal surges. Lightning and the power company can also be responsible for external surges. Surges can destroy electronics and cause equipment damage. With many of us working from home we can't have the downtime of a router, modem or computer not working due to a surge.
Thinking about getting surge protection? You definitely should! It is a great way to protect your home and all of its electronics and appliances. It is also a 2020 code addition.
Just think one little surge could take out tens of thousands of dollars worth of your electronics and cause costly repairs for your appliances, as well as costing you time and heartache, having to replace electronics and have other items repaired.
Give Everett Electric a call today (303) 395-0212 or Email us Estimates@everettelectricllc.com to get an estimate for panel mounted surge protection for your whole home.