Whole-house Surge Protectors And Lightning
Every family uses electronics in their home, and increased storm activity in Florida and the southeast is a clear reason to consider whole home surge protectors. Protecting smartphones, tablets, TVs, and gaming consoles is achievable with these surge protectors.
As parents know, these electronics aren’t cheap, and replacing them isn’t easy for all families. Safeguarding them with whole-home surge protection is the most efficient way to prevent these risks.
At Mister Sparky, our licensed and bonded electricians install surge protection in your home and keep your family’s devices safe. Schedule a consultation for surge protectors today.
Consider Your Household Electrical Requirements
Evaluate what electrical installations are in each room of your home and consider how much surge protection you need. Our electricians should know which spaces are at the greatest risk when setting up a whole-home surge protection installation. Inform them how you use each space, the electrical demands for these spaces, and what rooms aren’t consistently occupied.
For example, living rooms and dens are spaces where you’ll use TVs, theater equipment like surround sound systems, gaming consoles, ceiling fans, and lamps. Each device uses electricity and draws a current from its designated outlet, and your family consumes a higher volume of electricity in these rooms. You’ll need more surge protectors in a living room since your family will use more devices there than in spaces like bathrooms.
Fully Protecting Against Interior Power Risks and Surges
You’ll also have major appliances plugged into outlets and an HVAC connected directly to your wiring system. Applying surge protection stops a power surge from damaging these products and costing you hundreds of dollars.
Whole-home surge protectors gauge the electrical current flowing into your home. These devices evaluate voltage from different entry points, including the utility lines, circuit panels, and outlets. If the voltage reading is dangerous, the unit blocks the electrical current. These are the electrical risks associated with severe storms and striking lightning.
However, monitoring the main ground wire for your electrical system isn’t the only task these units perform. Each outlet or switch in your home has its own ground wire. The surge protection units measure the electrical current flowing to these installations, too. Once the unit detects voltage irregularities, it blocks current to each electrical connection inside your home.
Maintaining the Household Electrical Infrastructure
Maintaining your household electrical infrastructure requires more than a basic understanding of whole-home surge protection. The average homeowner may believe that plugging devices into power strips alone protects all their electronics against lightning and sudden power surges. This assumption couldn’t be further from the truth.
Maximizing protection against these electrical risks starts with a type 1 surge protective device. Our electricians install this point of service device to the primary electrical connection within the main electrical panel on your power pole. If lightning strikes the utility line, a type 1 surge protective device stops the electrical current at the main panel from flowing to your interior electrical system.
The type 2 surge protective device or system surge protector is installed in the breaker box. This surge protector engages when it detects a power surge with a lower threshold than the point of service device. It protects against voltage irregularities that could cause breaker or wiring damage in the interior circuit panel. You get protection against fire risks related directly to the circuit panel, damaged wiring, or faulty breakers.
Power strips are point of use or type 3 surge protectors. They add an extra layer of surge protection at the point where your devices draw electricity from outlets. Point-of-use surge protection blocks power surges at the lower levels than type 1 or 2 devices. With the combination of each surge protection layer, power strips can effectively protect your devices.
Why Schedule Whole-Home Surge Protection
Florida homeowners and their families are at a greater risk of power surges. Frequent thunderstorms and storm activities related to tropical storms and hurricanes are prevailing culprits, causing electrical damage and fires. Whole-home surge protectors can protect against power surges that lead to these risks.
Popular electronics like computers, smartphones, tablets, TVs, and gaming consoles are lost due to power surges. Power strips alone aren’t adequate protection for these devices, and a sudden power surge could lead to hundreds of dollars in losses for the homeowner.
The advantages of whole-home surge protectors include risk mitigation from power outages, voltage irregularities, and lightning strikes. Our electrical installations block harmful power surges, increasing the longevity of your electric devices, appliances, and HVAC system. Whole-home surge protection can also protect your home from major electrical safety hazards.
Knowing Who To Call For Help
At Mister Spark, we know how important electrical safety for your home is to you. We offer many surge protection devices, including type 1 and 2. Our whole-home surge protection installations block power surges at the source and keep you, your family, and your electronic devices safe.
Our licensed electricians can offer sound advice about surge protectors and new surge protection devices. We install top-rated devices that are long-lasting and won’t fail when you need them the most.
Whole-home surge protection helps Gainesville homeowners protect against sudden power surges. Severe storms increase lightning and electrical fire risks. You cannot predict when lightning will strike, causing electrical damage in the region.
Safeguarding your home stops these weather activities from overloading your circuit breakers and destroying your electronics. Set up an appointment for whole-home surge protection for your Gainesville home now. Don’t put up with malarky, call Mister Sparky.
