It’s a hot summer day, and you’re home alone when suddenly, your lights begin to flicker. You might not be alarmed, but you could be at the beginning of a home power surge. A sudden surge could permanently damage your electrical devices, such as TVs, computers, or sensitive medical equipment. In severe cases, a power surge may even result in your home catching fire!
Surges may be the result of several different phenomena. For example, a shear strike of lightning, a utility company switching from one distribution system to another, or an overload in circuits may cause a power surge. Even simply powering heavy machinery on or off could sometimes cause a surge. That means if your home is near a large factory and you share the same transformer or electrical system, you could experience a surge at any time!
What To Do In The Event Of A Home Power Surge
If a power surge occurs, it could reach your home, fry your circuit breakers, and reach your outlets. Any electrical device or appliance plugged into an outlet may not recover from the sudden surge of electricity. The excess electricity would overload the machine and may even cause it to burst into flames!
What do you do to make sure your electronics survive a power surge? Start with surge protectors, both large and small.
Your West Hollywood electrician can install whole-house surge protectors at the main electrical service panel. Placing the protectors near the circuit breakers or fuses will help divert the extra electricity during the power surge and prevent it from getting into your main system.
Protect Sensitive Appliances With Home Surge Protectors
You can also use surge protector power strips for sensitive appliances and electronics for extra protection. These protectors work like whole-house suppressors but on a smaller scale. In addition, they ease some mental stress the next time there’s a problem.
If you need help protecting your house from a home power surge, please get in touch with us here at USA Electric. We’re always standing by to help.
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