Well, Armageddon Week continues here on the east coast. In addition to grabbing the standard Glenn Beck/Zombie Apocalypse approved fallout shelter supplies like water, batteries and toilet paper, we thought it may be a smart idea to install a whole house surge protector in case our electricity were to surge on and off as it’s done in the past. Power surges have been known to take out computers and TVs. But, maybe we don’t need to; maybe the power won’t go out during the hurricane. After all, it’s only 80 mph winds and our power has only gone out three times in the last year during 10-15 mph “gusts.” What’s the worst that could happen??? So we decided nahhhh, skip it.
Then yesterday Lisa got a phone call from the power company. Our electric company took it upon themselves to assures all area residents that our power will definitely go out. Well thanks for the optimism.
So this morning, I went out and bought a whole house surge protector and the necessary 15 Amp 2-pole breaker from the big orange store. I’d rather buy one of these, but it’s not in my budget. So for under $70 I’m protected from rogue voltage spikes. In addition to the hurricane, a surge protector offers complete home protection even during normal power conditions. We think it’s worth it.
Here’s a picture of the unit installed and powered up:
I’m not showing you how to hook it up. There are a few good youtube videos available that already do that pretty well. Here’s a good one.
We’ll be posting Hurricane aftermath photos on Monday if we have power and if there’s anything worth blogging about. Hope everyone is safe and sound!
