Saturday, January 28, 2012

Whole-House Surge Protection

It’s important to protect all your electronic devices, not just computers, from power surges. Printers, televisions, appliances, and computer peripherals all require pro-tection. However, it can be inconvenient to use individual surge protectors on all the devices that need protection. One solution is to install a whole-house surge protector, as shown in this photo. The device is installed by an electrician and is attached to your circuit breaker panel. Whole- house surge protectors work just like other surge protection devices, but they protect all electrical devices in the house at once. The typical cost to buy and install one of these devices ranges from $ 200 to $ 300 and is generally less than the cost of buying individual surge protectors for every electrical device in your home.

3 comments:

  1. LOVE this!!! I had no clue they made these...thanks!!!

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    1. Haha, it's from the Web 2.0 homework :-P

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    2. I was just coming back to say something to you about it. LOL I am just doing the book exercises now and realized it!!!! Smart though, at least it's an example from the book. I'm all worried about copyright laws now that I'm reading all this stuff.

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