What Can Cause Power Surges in Your Florida Home?
Home surge protectors have become an essential element of any modern home. They are needed to protect your home electronics from power surges, allowing your family to function in day-to-day life. Now, what causes home power surges?
Normal Usage
Perhaps the most common causes of home electrical surges stem from regular usage of household electrical appliances. Cycling electrical units such as washing machines and refrigerators can cause harmful voltage spikes.
Lightning Strikes
- Lightning strikes can do serious damage to your home electrical system, even if the lightning strike doesn’t occur particularly close to your home. Lightning does not need to directly strike your home for a power surge to cause severe damage to electrical units in your home such as your HVAC unit.
Power Line Surge
- Power line surges are common when your utility service provider is experiencing service outages. As we all know, it is common to experience service outages during times of nasty weather when fallen trees or vehicle crashes can disrupt power lines.
Internal Electrical System Issues
Regardless of your home surge protection needs, Veteran Air expert surge protection electricians will determine your electrical and surge protection needs before any work is done, so you can make the best decision for your family and your Sarasota, FL home.