What Exactly is a Whole Home Surge Protector?

 You are likely familiar with power strips with the red reset button. You'll typically see these used for computers to protect against power surges. When desktop computers were more prevalent in homes, do you remember "unplugging" the computer when it was storming to avoid lighting destroying your computer? While you may or may not have a desktop computer in your home, you do have a refrigerator, washer, dryer, and likely a tv! These same power surges and lightning strikes can affect all of your major appliances if the surge occurs through your entire electrical system. Are you sweating just thinking about having to replace every single appliance in your home? Stop sweating and think about installing a whole-home surge protector! Read on to learn more about this money-saving device you can have installed by Catalyst Electric! 



What is a Whole House Surge Protector?

There is a specific amount of voltage that should run through your electrical system and if the voltage gets 's too high, it can be very dangerous and damage expensive appliances. The job of a surge protector is to prevent electrical surges from happening by only allowing the proper amount of voltage at all times.

Think about a surge protector that many of us put on our computers. Computers are expensive and they typically have a lot of valuable information that you would not want to lose if a serious power surge occurred. A whole-house surge protector is the same concept as your power strip surge protector for your computer except it's for your, "whole house." When a whole house surge protector detects a power surge, it reroutes the excess voltage to a ground wire before it can cause havoc on your electrical system. 

What Causes a Power Surge?

Many of us think about severe thunderstorms when we think of a power surge. When lightning strikes, it can cause serious damage to appliances in your home and your entire electrical system. While this is a common occurrence and something that a whole house power surge protector is designed to protect against, there are several other things that cause power surges. Below are a few common situations that would cause a power surge in your home. 
  • Power outage 
  • Short circuit 
  • Tripped circuit breaker 
  • Issues caused by the electric company 
  • Electromagnetic pulse


What are the Benefits of a Whole House Surge Protector? 

Protect Your Appliances & Electronics 

Appliances and electronics are not cheap and the installation of a whole house surge protector at the Lake of the Ozarks can help to protect the life of these appliances. Electronics are not only expensive, but computers and other electronics can also hold valuable information that you would not want to be lost.

Protect Systems that are Hard Wired into Your Electrical System 

Sure, you could simply use point-of-use surge protectors throughout your home but this will not protect against surges to your systems hardwired into your electrical system such as your HVAC system. Power surges can also come into your home through the internet and phone cables and the best way to protect your electrical system is with a whole house surge protector.

Spring is Here and So are Lightening Storms! 

As we mentioned above, lightning is not the only cause of a power surge but it is probably one of the most common occurrences. With spring storms happening around the Ozarks, now is the time to get your whole home surge protector installed at the Lake of the Ozarks! Give us a call to schedule your installation and give yourself peace of mind that your valuable electronics are protected! 


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