Whole home surge protectors will do nothing for a nearby or direct strike to protect electronics.labrat1001001 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 30, 2020 6:34 pm Early this morning my neighbor’s house was stuck by lightning which set the roof on fire. He and his family are fine. The roof has significant damage as does one of the second floor bedroom ceilings. The Frisco F.D. responded very quickly; job well done.
This is the second lightning strike with fire damage in as many years in my neighborhood. After the first strike, various neighbors around the subdivision had lightning protection systems installed. Do these systems really work, what is the cost, and are there any other alternatives to protecting a home against lighting strikes?
Enterprise grade Rack mounted UPS's will do nothing to protect connected electronics.
True lightning arrestor systems for a normal home will run between $50k and $80k and will end up costing more than the average lightning strike causes.
If you want to protect from line voltage issues, a whole home surge protector will work, but true protection from nearby and direct strikes is big dollars.