Spring has just begun, meaning we are a short time away from the start of hurricane season. Perhaps you’ve already taken some steps to prepare, such as restocking your disaster supply and creating an evacuation plan for your family.
Spring has just begun, meaning we are a short time away from the start of hurricane season. Perhaps you’ve already taken some steps to prepare, such as restocking your disaster supply and creating an evacuation plan for your family. But have you thought about your electrical system? This is a particularly vulnerable component of your home, and certainly not one to be ignored this time of year. This is where whole-house surge protection comes in.
Why Whole-House Surge Protection?
Surge protection is important because it protects valuable electronics and appliances within your home. Hurricanes bring high winds and lightning, both of which present the risk of power surges and electrical shortages. This damages your entire electrical system, not to mention the expensive electronics you have plugged in. Sure, you can try to protect your devices with power strips, but the level of protection required for today’s numerous electronics can simply not be had without a whole-house solution.
How Does It Work?
A whole-house surge protector is hard-wired directly into your circuit breaker box by a professional electrician. By being hard-wired right into the system, it can handle any power surge before it even makes it onto your circuits. There’s no need to worry about plugging your devices into surge protector power strips, because the whole-house system protects the entire home. Whole house surge protection guards against not only weather-induced power surges, but also the short, intense bursts that homeowners often unknowingly generate themselves. When determining which type and how much surge protection you need, each home and its contents are assessed individually. To install a whole-house surge protection system, you’ll need a knowledgeable professional electrician to do the job.
Contact All-Pro Electrical & Air Conditioning today to schedule whole-house surge protection services in Parkland, FL and surrounding areas.