WHAT IS WHOLE HOME SURGE PROTECTION?

At GT Electrical ComServ Limited we are always looking to provide valuable services that enhance the lives of our customers. We know that the safety of your family is most important for you. We also know that the electronics in your home are worth protecting and can be quite expensive to replace.

Whole home surge protection system is a way to help reduce the risk of a power surge causing any harm or damaging your appliances or any other valuable equipment by stopping the surge before it enters your home. A surge protection device is hard-wired directly into the main electrical panel of your home by a licensed GT Electrical ComServ Limited electrician, giving you peace of mind knowing that your family and investments are well protected.

WHAT IS A POWER SURGE?

Power surges are short electricity bursts that create a spike in your electrical current, potentially causing damage to your house wiring, electronics or appliances. The stronger the surge, the more likely they can cause some sort of damage to electronic devices.

WHAT CAN CAUSE A SURGE?

• Electrical Storms. Lightning is mainly the most severe source for a power surge. Lightning can generate enough excess power to fry every single appliance and piece of electrical equipment in your home.
• Improper or Worn Wiring. The condition of the electrical wiring in your house can affect how well it can handle excess voltage.
• Devices That Run Off Motors. Any device that uses electricity, mainly those that run off motors, have the potential to cause a power surge.
• Overloaded Outlets or Circuits. Plugging too many appliances or electronics in the same socket can cause power surges and electrical fires. Make sure to monitor the outlets where you plug in multiple electronic devices to avoid overloading them. Behind your TV and under the desk are common places for overloaded outlets.

It is important to note that the surges originating within a home are not protected by a whole home surge protection system, which is designed to stop surges before they enter your home, at your main breaker box it’s certainly can’t to protect the system if the cause is inside.

HOW DOES SURGE PROTECTORS WORK?

Surge protectors limit the voltage supplied to electric devices in your home when a power surge is occurs, preventing those devices from getting more electricity than needed and protecting them from any damage.

Surge protectors are especially very useful during hurricane seasons or heavy storms when power surges are more likely to occur. Surge protectors can divert extra electricity from lightning nevertheless, they do not protect from a direct strike to your home.

WHAT DOES IT PROTECT?

PROTECTED APPLIANCES INCLUDE:

PROTECTED ELECTRONICS INCLUDE:

GT Electrical ComServ Limited whole home surge protection devices also come with a manufacturer’s defect warranty. 

Contact us for details.