SURGE PROTECTION
Do You Need It? Over 300 members of Randolph EMC have said “Yes!”

There is a lot of information in the media today about surge protection in your home. The first question you need to answer is: do you need it or not? With the sophistication of electronic equipment in the home today, in many situations surge protection is needed to protect your investment.

What is a surge?
Voltage surges are short periods of high voltage or spikes of electricity ranging from several hundred to several thousand volts that occur through power lines, telephone lines, TV antennas and cable TV lines. Even when the equipment is turned off, high voltage surges can destroy sensitive electronic equipment and damage major appliance motors. Lower level surges can slowly wear down microprocessors, causing computers and other equipment to fail unexpectedly.

What causes a surge?
Most people believe that surges are caused by things outside the home. While many are caused by lightning, bad weather, ice, birds, animals, neighbors using heavy equipment and accidents involving power poles, many surges can also occur from causes inside the home. Faulty wiring, loose connections, poor grounding, operating heating and air conditioning systems, large motors and/or large appliances switching on and off, can all cause variations in the voltage in your home.

Do you need surge protection?
If you have a computer, you probably realize just how sensitive it is to voltage drops or spikes. An unprotected computer that experiences a surge or increase in voltage can lose not only its data entry if not saved, but might damage that unit beyond repair. Computers are just one of the appliances that need surge protection. If you decide you need surge protection, Randolph EMC is the place to start. Randolph EMC now offers a variety of packages for surge protection. Listed below are three of the different protection packages offered by REMC.

REMC Surge Protection Packages

PACKAGE 1 PURCHASE LEASE
Meterbase/Power
Meterbase Unit
TS-1200 (2 plug unit) $230 $6.50/mo.

PACKAGE 2
Meterbase/Power (Tele. or Cable)
Meterbase Unit
TS-1200T (2 plug unit w/telephone)
or TS-1200V (2 plug unit w/video) $240 $6.75/mo.

PACKAGE 3 PURCHASE LEASE
Meterbase/Power/Tele/Cable
Meterbase Unit
TS-1200T (2 plug Unit w/tele.)
TS-1200V (2 plug Unit w/video) $315 $7.50/mo.

For more details, contact Dennis Mabe at Randolph EMC, 1-800-672-8212 or email Dennis.Mabe@RandolphEMC.com