/ / Whole-Home Surge Protection
One surge can destroy
everything plugged in.
Kansas City's storm seasons bring lightning, utility fluctuations, and power events that can silently damage or destroy your HVAC, appliances, and electronics. A panel-mounted whole-home surge protector stops them at the source.
/ / Types of Surge Protection
Not all surge protection is equal.
Understanding the difference between what you buy at a hardware store and what we install at your panel is important.
Point-of-Use Surge Protectors
The power strips you buy at Best Buy. They offer limited protection against minor surges but provide no defense against large transient events from the utility or a nearby lightning strike.
Whole-Home Panel-Mounted SPD
A Surge Protective Device (SPD) installed directly at your electrical panel. Catches large transient events at the source — before surge energy reaches any device in your home.
Meter Socket Surge Protector
Installed at the meter socket — the very first point of entry for utility power. Provides the earliest possible protection against utility-sourced surges.
/ / What It Protects
Everything in your home that matters.
A single large surge — from a nearby lightning strike, utility switching, or downed line — can damage or destroy all of this simultaneously.
HVAC System
Replacing a compressor or control board is expensive. Surge protection is cheap insurance.
Kitchen Appliances
Refrigerators, dishwashers, and ranges have sensitive electronics that don't survive large surges.
Home Theater & Electronics
TVs, receivers, gaming consoles — all vulnerable. Panel SPD + point-of-use = full coverage.
Smart Home Devices
Smart panels, smart switches, and connected devices are especially sensitive to power quality issues.
EV Charger
Level 2 chargers contain electronics worth protecting — especially given KC storm seasons.
Computers & Networking
Routers, NAS drives, and computers can be destroyed by a single large surge event.
/ / Brands We Install
Quality SPDs from trusted brands.
We specify panel-mounted SPDs matched to your panel brand — no generic off-brand units that don't fit correctly.
Siemens FS140
Our most common residential recommendation — 140kA whole-home SPD, easy panel installation.
Square D SDSB1175PC
Excellent square D whole-home surge protector compatible with QO and Homeline panels.
Eaton CHSPT2ULTRA
Strong whole-home option for Eaton CH series panels with good suppression capacity.
Leviton 51120-1
Good residential SPD with visual indicator — you can see at a glance if it's still functioning.
/ / Common Questions
Surge Protection FAQ
What KC homeowners ask us most about whole-home surge protection.
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/ / Protect Your Home
Best done before the next storm.
Whole-home surge protection is a fast, affordable install — usually same-day. Don't wait until after a surge takes out your HVAC to wish you'd done it.