Surge Protection

An electrical surge occurs when there is a sudden and unexpected spike in voltage that travels throughout your home’s electrical system. Surges can be extremely damaging to appliances and electrical devices that are plugged in at the time of the electrical surge, even if the appliances are turned off. Nearly all appliances contain microprocessor circuit boards to control their operation. Power surges can easily damage the microprocessors, resulting in the necessity for expensive repair or replacement.

Although surges are not always avoidable, the damage done by them can be. It is important to take precautionary measures to protect your appliances, computers, and other electric devices from surges to avoid data loss and damage.

The majority of surges originate within your home. Some research suggests that between 40 percent and up to 80 percent of all power surges are caused by appliances and items that draw heavy loads from your electrical system. Appliances such as air conditioners, ovens, dryers and large printers, can all cause electrical surges.

Electrical surges can originate outside of your home as well. They can be caused by electric utility switching, downed power poles, cut power lines, and lightning strikes. When utility line power varies above and below normal operating parameters, a surge can result. If lightning struck near a Salt Lake City area home, a surge may travel through the home’s electrical system, forcing a huge amount of electricity into the system and frying everything plugged in.

Although your property is grounded, electronic equipment, many appliances, and other electrical devices may not be fully protected against surges of electricity that may enter your home or office. Any Hour Electric offers whole house surge protection to Utah area homes in order to prevent damage occurring from hazardous spikes in electricity.

Whole House Surge Protection
Any Hour Electric offers home surge protection to guard your entire property from harmful electrical surges. To offer protection, our licensed and professional electricians install a device that is connected to your home’s main electrical service panel. The device monitors your grounding system for excessive voltage levels between neutral and ground. If the device senses an unusual level of electricity, power is immediately shut off before it affects the inside of your property. Whole house surge protection can give you a distinct advantage of protection for your internal electrical wiring and electrical equipment.

Whole house surge protection should only be installed by a licensed electrical contractor because it involves working inside the electrical panel which contains live electrical wires (even with the main breaker turned off). Call Any Hour Electric to ask about surge protection today. Our professional service electricians are here to serve you. Salt Lake City Utah County Park City Weber County

Does your home have whole house surge suppression? Most older homes are not protected, if your home was built before 1985, you qualify for a Free Electrical Inspection ($197 Value). Please call today for your appointment and start enjoying a safer home for you and your family.

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