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Updating Your Electrical Service
If you are upgrading your San Diego home electrical service,
you should consider the addition of a “whole house” surge protector.
The power grid is overloaded and power surges accompanied with brown
outs are happening more frequently across North America.
Our homes are filled with all sorts of electrically powered devices
and because of that, we have become more and more susceptible to
electrical surges delivered over power, telephone, cable TV and
satellite lines.
Surge protection provided by power bars, UPS systems and other
devices decreases in their ability to stop a power surge every time
it is called upon. Depending on the specific devise you are using to
protect against power surges the protection capabilities can be
reduced by as much as 50% with each occurrence. As an example, if
the protection was a 100 percent for the first surge, it could be
reduced to 50 percent on the second, 25 percent on the third, 12.5
percent on the forth and so on. Very few devices advise that they
have stopped a surge and hence your ability to know when to replace
any surge protection devise is basically non-existent.
It is not realistic to consider protecting all of your appliances,
computer equipment, entertainment centers with individual power bars
or UPS systems. Power bars are not even available to protect
appliances such as washing machines, dryers, and stoves because of
their large power requirements. As well, having power bars sitting
on your kitchen counter to protect countertop appliances is not
realistic.
What Is The Answer?
“Whole house” surge protectors are now available from numerous
electrical manufacturers. Mounted on the incoming legs of the power
feed, after the meter, they provide complete surge protection for
all of the electrically powered items in a home or business. Their
capabilities are more advanced then power bars. By providing an
indication of when they have diverted a surge from your home to
ground, they can also determine if they are capable of diverting the
next surge. Written guarantees are being provided by some of the
manufacturers, that provide for repair or replacement of any item
damaged by a surge that bypassed their device.
When investigating “whole house” surge protection you should
consider the devices that provide surge protection for all incoming
lines including cable TV and telephone.
“Whole house” surge protection also protects against lightning
strikes that are picked up by any incoming wires, providing you have
purchased the option for cable TV and telephone connections.
Put the worry of power surges behind you and invest in a “whole
house” surge protection device. Consider it an insurance policy!
Article Source:
http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Bill_Prudehome
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