A surge protection system can be put in place which protects the whole house. It is usually installed where the power lines run into your property. A surge protection breaker or panel is installed at the home’s main breaker load center. It can protect all the circuits in your house within a certain range of volts.
The surge protectors work on different ranges, with more expensive models handling larger power surges.
Whole house surge protection will suppress all surges from outside your property. So it will handle any problems due to the utility company, downed lines etc. However, it can’t suppress surges coming from within your property, as a result of turning on high powered electrical devices. Nevertheless it is often beneficial to have surge protection services from homes.
