You might understand the basic concept behind a whole house surge protector to stop power surges caused by external sources from entering your home through your power lines; but do you know exactly how it works? Power surges can come from a number of sources outside of your home, everything from your utility company having [...]

Not everyone knows the electrical panel surge protector by this name; most call it a whole house surge protector. Nonetheless, the device protects the circuitry of your home from power surges by stopping them at the point of entry: where your power lines enter your home at the main electrical panel or circuit breaker board. [...]

While a point-of-use surge protector is useful to plug in a limited amount of items and provide a minimum level of protection for everyday household items, there are solutions that will protect your entire home rather then a single room or device. House surge protectors are the only way to truly protect every electrical device [...]

Today’s homes are filled with electronic gadgetry, and microprocessors can be found in nearly every room of the house: microwaves in the kitchen, game systems in the family room, TVs and DVRs in the den, and computers just about anywhere. Home offices often contain even more electronics, including multiple workstations, servers, hubs, switches, wireless routers, [...]

You could install your electric dryer on a surge protector with a voltage capacity of 120, but you would not be providing sufficient protection. As it stands, most clothes dryers are 240 volts and most surge protector components (MOVs) can only withstand 120VAC surges. The standard American home uses 120-volt systems, so most surge protectors [...]

Most people believe that lightening is the only cause of power surges or fluctuations in electricity. This is true less than 15% of the time. The other 85% of power surges can occur at any time, and are usually due to faulty wiring, downed power lines, and when something as simple as your refrigerator or [...]

Many homeowners have turned to adding whole house surge protectors to their homes, which protect designated devices from high power voltages where the main power enters the house. These surge protectors do a great job in protecting appliances in your home and are generally connected at the main breaker box. Many experts suggest installing a [...]

Whole house surge protectors can prevent the electrical components of home appliances from damaging power surges created by external sources. These surges converge on the power lines of your home as a result of downed transformers, power grid interruptions, animals touching power lines and sometimes lightning and then redistribute themselves throughout the internal wiring of [...]

The most common way people protect their equipment is through the use of something called a point-of-use protector. This surge protector operates by channeling or otherwise blocking the excess voltage from getting into sensitive electronic devices. This allows the currents that are safe get through and enable your electronic to operate properly. If one decides [...]