elecricial surge prtection

Electrical surge protection

Nearly every appliance like refrigerators, microwaves, stoves, furnaces, central air conditioners and dishwashers contain microprocessor circuit boards to control their operation. All this equipment can easily be damaged by a power surge. A power surge may come from electrical storms, utility line power spikes or drops above and below normal operating parameters and even from inside the home caused by items that draw heavy loads on your electrical system like air conditioners, dryers, ovens and office equipment.

A Two-Tiered Approach

Having a good quality surge power strip is your first defense against most electrical surges. They don't actually suppress or arrest a surge they actually divert the surge to your home's ground system, which is another reason to have your electrical wiring checked for proper grounding.
Many homeowners believe that adequate surge protection begins and ends with plugging their computer into a power strip, but a more comprehensive approach to surge protection is to combine them with a electrical panel surge protector, which mounts in or on your main electrical panel or at the base of the electric meter. And, if the power surge is created from a lightning strike, or power fluctuation on the utility lines, the service entrance surge protection device can reduce the power surge to a lower level before it gets to a point-of-use surge protection device
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