Families today have a much larger assortment of expensive electronic devices around their home than ever before.  With technology advancing into the digital age, items such as large flat screen televisions, home theatre systems, video game systems, and computers are becoming more complex every day.  Even washing machines, dryers, dishwashers and ovens have gone digital using sensitive microchips to run the units.

These expensive and sensitive electronics are vulnerable to even slight fluctuations in voltage.  The average residence receives over 2000 electrical voltage surges each year resulting in approximately $26 Billion in annual losses in North American residences and businesses.  These mostly undetectable surges range from a few volts of electricity to thousands in the case of a lightning strike.  A fluctuation of just 10 volts can be enough to damage the microchips that are powering your homes electronics.  Large surges will damage a device instantly, where as small surges will damage the device over time by building up what is referred to as “electronic rust” on the sensitive components inside it eventually leading to poor performance or even causing it to fail prematurely.

We at Feders are always looking for ways to better serve our clients and protect their home.  That is why we are amongst the first to offer Whole House Surge Protectors that offer surge protection to the entire home from one location.  Every outlet in your home will be protected from external surges by installing a unit at your main panel.

Maybe you have said this or heard others saying this, “They just don’t make them like they used to.”  You often hear people say this when they have had some device fail much sooner than expected compared to devices of the past.  Well, the truth is, they don’t make them like they used to, because today’s devices are powered by high tech and sensitive microchips and because of that, home surge protection has become vital in extending their life.  Protect your home today!