6 Reasons Why You Need Whole Home Surge Protection

Electrical surges can happen at any time. Do you have the protection in place to protect the electronics in your home? We look at 6 reasons why you should have a licensed and insured electrical contractor install whole home surge protection today.

Types of Whole Home Surge Protection

There are two types of whole home surge protection you can have installed by Green Wave Electrical Contractors.

1. Breaker Style

   The breaker style gives your box a cleaner look but only provides a basic level of surge protection for your home.

2. External Style

   External style provides a higher level of protection for your electronics. Meaning it can handle a much bigger surge to your house.

6 Reasons for Whole Home Surge Protection

1. Whole Home Surge Protection is a requirement starting in the 2020 National Electric Code

   Keeping your home up to the National Electric Code is not a requirement, but if you are looking to remodel your home or sell your home, bringing your house up to the current code can make your house stand out.

2. Protecting your expensive electronics from a power surge

   We all know electronics can be costly to replace; having a whole home surge protector can help your electronics from an unexpected surge. Anything that you have that has electric controls or an LCD screen is something that you should be protecting. A lot of people just think of their phones or TVs when they think about their electronics, but appliances are included in the list of electronics we recommend you protect:

   Washer/Dryer

   Dishwasher

   Refrigerator

   AC - may need supplemental protection

   EV Charger - may need supplemental protection

   TV

   Computer

   Smart Home Switches and outlets

3. Yes, whole home surge protectors actually work!

   Some people may worry that this surge protection may not actually work in a surge, but a whole home surge protector will stop the surge from entering your home circuits. Things like surge protector power strips can be helpful but only provide a very minimal level of protection and will only protect the items that you have plugged in, and not items that are hard-wired like lighting or smart home switches and outlets.

4. Whole Home Surge Protection is a Quick Install

   This protection is generally a quick and easy install in your power main panel. But is always smart and the safest bet to have a licensed and insured electrical contractor install this for you to make sure it’s been properly placed.

5. Whole Home Surge Protectors Come with a Warranty

   If a surge does get through and your protection does not work properly, it’s good to know that most protectors come with a warranty for the electronics that were affected. Typically the coverage is $20,000.

6. North Carolina Energy Grid is Susceptible to Power Surges

   The NC grid is susceptible to power surges more than other states because of the amount of lightning strikes from large storms and hurricanes.

   Choose Green Wave Electrical Contractors to Install Your Whole Home Surge Protection

   Your energy company will charge an installation fee and then a varied monthly fee added to your electrical bill for a whole home surge protector, and the warranty does not cover the items prone to fail from a power surge.

   Green Wave Electrical Contractors does not include a monthly fee, and the whole home surge protectors will cover more items at a higher rate and will pay for itself over a few years. We are fully licensed and insured electrical contractors in the greater Wilmington, NC area. We also cover Pender County and Brunswick County. Give us a call for a quote on getting a whole home surge protector installed in your house today!