Surge protection is an important preventative step if you want to reduce the risk of valuable electronic devices being damaged by fluctuations in the electric current in your home. The power can fluctuate for a number of reasons, including switching on or off devices that consume a lot of energy or a surge in the current from outside the property because of lightning. Protective measures are a wise investment that will save you money in the long run.

Plugging devices into individual surge protectors rather than directly into a socket will offer important additional protection against small surges. These can help to prolong the life of your devices and reduce wear and tear. However, these products will not protect your devices against larger power surges such as the huge amount of energy that is generated when lightning strikes. To protect against these, you need to have a surge protector installed on the electrical supply itself to mitigate the current that enters the property.

When you invest in a surge protector, there are several factors that will determine exactly how much protection you need, such as how exposed the property is to lightning. The more exposure, the more protection you will need. This will depend on the prominence of the building on the landscape, the materials it is made of, and how common lightning is in the area. It will also depend on the sensitivity of the devices in your property. If you have lots of sensitive electronics that can become damaged easily, you need to invest in a higher quality protector.

In the UK lightning is most common in the South East and gradually becomes less so as you work West and North. Regardless of your location, a single strike could cause major damage to electronic devices in an unprotected property. It is better to be cautious and invest in protection than run the risk, particularly when it is so difficult to determine when lightning will strike and what direction the current will go. If you would like advice about surge or lightning protection, you can contact our team of Wolverhampton steeplejacks for further information and effective systems.