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Whole House Surge Protection Systems in Des Moines
Surges are sudden and unexpected spikes in voltage that travel throughout your home electrical system.
Some surges come from within your own home, such as turning on a dryer, starting a vacuum, or sending a document to your printer. Other surges 
come from outside your home, as in electric utility switching, downed power poles, cut power lines, and lightning strikes. Surges can even enter through cable television lines and telephone wiring.
For example, if lightning struck a Des Moines area home, or somewhere around it, a surge may go through the electrical system and anything that is plugged in may get “fried”, whether it is turned on or off. Homeowners end having to pay out of pocket to replace these appliances and equipment.
Most Des Moines homes have some type of expensive electronic equipment in it; for example, kitchen appliances, water heaters, air conditioners, furnaces, etc., which are vulnerable to power surges. These items can be protected with a whole house surge protector. Additionally entertainment equipment and/or computers should be protected with a surge strip. It is also important to note the differences between a power strip and surge strip. A power strip offers no protection from electrical surges. You can generally distinguish a power strip from a surge strip because quality surge strips will have a couple of status lights letting you know your electronics are protected and whether or not your outlet has the proper grounding installed..
Our 2 Stage Surge Protection Services Include:
- Stage 1 Surge Protection
- Whote House Surge Protection
- Incoming Phone Line Surge Protection
- Incoming Cable Line Surge Protection
- Stage 2 Surge Protection
- Point of Use Surge Strips
- Surge Outlets
Frequently Asked Questions
Will my circuit breakers protect my equipment from surges?
-- No. Circuit breakers are designed to protect only against circuit over-current, not surges. For instance, if you live in an older home and you are running your microwave and toaster at the same time, your breaker may 'trip' in order to protect yoru Des Moines home's wiring from overheating and causing a fire.
How do surge protectors work?
-- A surge protector is built to absorb some of the surge and diverts the rest to ground. Quality surge protectors use sophisticated components that react in milliseconds to a spike in voltage.
Why do I need a whole house surge protector?
-- Problems caused with everyday electrical surges do not show up immediately. Instead they cause a gradual breakdown of the sensitive components within your equipment. Think of it as someone continually tapping you on the shoulder, at first it may not bother you at all, but over time it will begin to cause you pain and discomfort.
What is the difference between a whole house surge protector and a point of use surge protector?
-- A whole house surge protector protects your home's electronics from surge that come from the outside, such as spikes from the utility lines and nearby lightning strikes. They are generally the only line of defense that items such as air conditioners, refrigerators, and other major appliances have against power surges. Point of use surge protectors are designed to protect smaller components such as TVs, DVD Players, computers, etc... from all types of surges including internal surges.
What is an internal surge?
-- An internal surge happens when you start-up everyday household items like computers clothes, dryers, air conditioners, hair dryers, vacuums, etc... These items draw alot of power during the first few seconds of operation, sending a surge through your home's electrical wiring and across any components that may be in its path.
What if my home is not grounded?
-- In order for a surge protector to protect your home it must be able to divert the power surge to ground. Manufacturers of surge protection devices will consider their warranty voided if your surge protector is not attached to a good ground.
Why is surge protection important to me?
-- According to one of the country's largest casualty loss insurers, 63% of all loss claims on electronic equipment are due to power quality problems. You can protect yourself from these costly losses by implementing both stages of surge protection.
What is the Joule Rating printed on the box?
-- Joule ratings can be misleading to homeowners as they are not a test parameter of the Underwriters Laboratories (UL). Generally speaking this rating is considered a 'marketing gimmick' and should be disregarded as a part of the buying decision. Instead check to be sure the surge protection device meets the current Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 1449 standard, which as of April 2011, is Edition #3. This should be clearly printed on the packaging. Lazer electric installs surge protectors manufactured under the most current standard.
If you're looking for whole house surge protection systems in Des Moines, then please give us a call at 515-263-0352 or complete our request service form.
