Comments on: Why isn’t surge protection built into the house wiring? http://www.lightningprotectionspecialists.com/surge-protection/why-isnt-surge-protection-built-into-the-house-wiring Helping You Protect What Is Most Important Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:38:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: henrywireman http://www.lightningprotectionspecialists.com/surge-protection/why-isnt-surge-protection-built-into-the-house-wiring/comment-page-1#comment-198 henrywireman Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:23:59 +0000 http://www.lightningprotectionspecialists.com/surge-protection/why-isnt-surge-protection-built-into-the-house-wiring#comment-198 You can buy a whole house surge protector that goes in the electric box. Not every one has that problem<br><b>References : </b><br> You can buy a whole house surge protector that goes in the electric box. Not every one has that problem
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]]> By: Ed z http://www.lightningprotectionspecialists.com/surge-protection/why-isnt-surge-protection-built-into-the-house-wiring/comment-page-1#comment-197 Ed z Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:53:59 +0000 http://www.lightningprotectionspecialists.com/surge-protection/why-isnt-surge-protection-built-into-the-house-wiring#comment-197 Contact your electrical company. Here in Florida, we can rent one for $9.95 per month that fits between the meter and the house that protects the entire house. It also includes an insurance policy to protect the contents.<br><b>References : </b><br> Contact your electrical company. Here in Florida, we can rent one for $9.95 per month that fits between the meter and the house that protects the entire house. It also includes an insurance policy to protect the contents.
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]]> By: Ralfcoder http://www.lightningprotectionspecialists.com/surge-protection/why-isnt-surge-protection-built-into-the-house-wiring/comment-page-1#comment-196 Ralfcoder Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:26:59 +0000 http://www.lightningprotectionspecialists.com/surge-protection/why-isnt-surge-protection-built-into-the-house-wiring#comment-196 Odds are, you don't need a surge protector on every outlet or device in your house, only on sensitive equipment like computers, maybe stereos or TVs, etc. Unless you get a major surge, I would guess that your average microwave, toaster, fridge, etc can handle a normal surge without a problem. Otherwise, you'd hear about people losing these appliances all the time. You can get breakers with ground fault interrupts to put into your breaker panel. They're more expensive than the regular ones, and most cities don't require them in their electrical code. Most builders build to meet code, and most people feel that this is enough to be safe.<br><b>References : </b><br> Odds are, you don’t need a surge protector on every outlet or device in your house, only on sensitive equipment like computers, maybe stereos or TVs, etc. Unless you get a major surge, I would guess that your average microwave, toaster, fridge, etc can handle a normal surge without a problem. Otherwise, you’d hear about people losing these appliances all the time.

You can get breakers with ground fault interrupts to put into your breaker panel. They’re more expensive than the regular ones, and most cities don’t require them in their electrical code. Most builders build to meet code, and most people feel that this is enough to be safe.
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