Surge Protection Installation in Overland, MO

When you install a surge protector for your entire house, you can expect all of the following:

• Protection for appliances and other electrical devices
• Prevention of damage to your electrical system
• Greater longevity for your electronics
• A safeguard against home fires

Power surges occur when electrical power exceeds household voltage capabilities. The operational voltage level for a standard household is 120 volts. Power surges and spikes can vastly exceed this level, and they can cause severe damage to your appliances and electronics that lack protection. These spikes in energy can also cause electrical fires.

People often associate power surges with lightning strikes or the resumption of power after an outage. While those instances do cause power surges, faulty wiring, transformer problems, and electrical overload (too many appliances or devices drawing power from a single circuit) can also cause voltage spikes.

Power surges happen more frequently than you realize. Most people don’t know their homes have experienced a power surge because it’s often more subtle than expected. The damage, however, can be cumulative. Symptoms of frequent, unrecognized power surges include equipment reaching the end of its life span too soon and circuit breakers tripping constantly.