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When most people think about power surges, they picture lightning bolts during storms. While lightning certainly creates powerful surges, it represents only a fraction of the voltage spikes that threaten your home's electronics and appliances. The most common surges come from within the building. If you’re protecting your valuable electronics and appliances with power strips, then reconsider. Those strips offer limited protection. For true peace of mind and comprehensive coverage, consider a whole house surge protector installation. Mr. Electric is proud to serve all areas of Holly Springs, NC with reliable and affordable service. Call or message us today get in touch with a local certified electrician.
A power surge is essentially a sudden increase in the voltage running through your electrical system. Lightning strikes, for instance, can send millions of volts surging through the wiring. That’s enough power to fry everything connected and even ignite a building fire. Luckily, lightning accounts for less than 5% of power surges. The vast majority of power surges, often estimated at around 80%, originate from within the building. Typically, this is due to appliances cycling on-and-off. While these surges are minor or moderate at worst, their frequency is concerning. It’s like death by a thousand cuts. Eventually, you find your computer or TV not working – long before its life expectancy is reached. Then, there are external risks. A car running into a power line. The local utility company doing maintenance. Neighbors or nearby commercial properties drawing a large amount of electricity, for instance. These surges can bring your electrical system down and do damage to connected devices and appliances.
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Head to your local hardware store and you can find power strips with integrated surge protection, but we only recommend these as backup defense – an extra layer of protection. Here’s why.
For one, these only cover certain outlets. They’re not going to protect hardwired systems like HVAC, security cameras, smart home devices, and so on. If it’s your computer that’s plugged in, it’s the computer that’s protected.
Now, you might be thinking what if the power strip has multiple outlets. Well, that’s a problem in itself. More things plugged in means more power being drawn. This can cause power surges. A bit counterproductive if you ask us.
Finally, there’s capacity. Even if you buy one power strip for each device, the protection is limited. While they may help tame minor or even moderate surges, power strips cannot stand up against the bigger threats.
For comprehensive and robust protection, consider a surge protection installation mounted at the electrical panel.
A whole house surge protection installation in Holly Springs is mounted at the electrical panel and covers anything and everything downstream. This means you’ve got defenses up for your refrigerator, computers, devices, light fixtures, HVAC system, speakers, you name it.
More importantly, a whole house power surge protector installation in Holly Springs is rated to defend against some of the most powerful surges. It can even stand up against nearby lightning strikes – granted, it will probably sacrifice itself in doing so.
This device is not “plug-and-play,” though. It is absolutely crucial that you hire a certified electrician for the job… not some handyman from an online listing.
Mr. Electric is an established, licensed, and insured company with decades of industry experience, uniformed and certified electricians who are regularly trained, upfront price quotes BEFORE the work begins, 1-year workmanship guarantee on services, and emergency electrical repair service.
Call or message us today to hire a local electrician. Our team is on standby to schedule an appointment or arrange urgent assistance for as soon as possible.
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