Whole-House Surge Protectors 

If you walk through your home in Mint Hill or Matthews right now, you’ll likely spot at least one surge protector strip that you’ve plugged various appliances and electronics into. What about the rest of the appliances in your home? Whether your house gets hit with a lightning strike, a power surge from the grid, or (most commonly) a power surge from within your home, standard surge protectors don’t offer much protection. Not only can they burn out relatively quickly, but they also cannot regulate large power surges well, if at all, but a whole-home surge protector would.

Installing a whole-house surge protector can prevent surges from within your home and protect your large and small appliances and electronics from surges that come into your home through the breaker box. 

Getting the Right Whole-House Surge Protector

Whole-house surge protectors come with a variety of features, so it’s essential to get a recommendation from an electrical contractor about which one is best for your home’s needs. For the average home, you’ll want a whole-house surge protector that can stop at least a 40,000 amp surge. 

Other features to consider are warnings when a device has taken a hit, such as an alarm or light. That way, if a surge does pass through your Charlotte, NC, home, you’ll know if it caused any damage and can react accordingly. 

One piece of information an electrical contractor may share with you is that a whole-house surge protector still doesn’t offer 100% protection. For this reason, it’s still a good idea to keep your plug-in surge protectors as they can still add a line of defense against high voltage.