Surge protective devices (SPDs) can prevent damage to appliances and electronics in your home when there is a temporary voltage spike which can travel throughout your entire electrical, phone, network and/or cable system.
Square D™ Whole Home Surge Protection blocks the shock caused by surges at the load center, so you can rest assured your electronics are protected.
Why Use Surge Protection?
Homes today have an estimated $15,000 worth of electronics and may experience up to 100 surges per month that can degrade or damage your electronics, shortening their life.
People often think of power strips when they hear "surge protection". Commonly used as an extension to outlets, many power strips offer no surge suppression at all. Others only offer low-level surge suppression, leaving them powerless to block appliance-damaging surges.
When surge protection is installed at the electrical panel, it helps protect all the devices in the home, including those that are not plugged into a surge plug strip.
Protect Your Investments In Electronics and Appliances With Whole Home Surge Protective Devices
Whole Home Surge Protective Devices (SPDs) reduce higher-level surges that might otherwise overwhelm plug strips and damage connected household equipment. SPDs also provide surge suppression for important items that are not compatible with plug strips, such as a home's HVAC and smart appliances (washer, dryer, refrigerator, stove, oven, and lighting). You can protect your investments with Square D Whole Home SPDs.
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Whether you need a device that is installed directly into your house load center, like our Plug-on Neutral options, or a device that will be outside your load center, like our versatile HEPD options, we’ve got you covered. We offer protection that can connect to any brand load center. Square D gives you peace of mind, with warranties up to 5 years and $100,000 in connected equipment.
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An electrician can install whole home surge protection right at your home's electrical panel, where it blocks the surge. Contact your certified electrical contractor to install Square D Whole Home Surge Protection today. Ask your electrician:
• Do you install Square D surge protection?
• Can I buy it myself and have you install it?
Surge Protection FAQs
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Surges, or “transient voltages” occur when there is a temporary voltage spike which travels throughout your entire electrical, phone, network and or cable system. These can be externally generated (weather and utilities) or internally generated from devices inside the home, which is the more common type of surge. Up to 100 of these surges can occur per month!
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Some power surges can present enough strength to immediately contribute to severe damage, if not destroy, electronics. Surges occur regularly, wearing down and shortening the life of electronics and appliances.
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When a surge protective device senses a transient voltage spike, it uses internal components called Metal Oxide Varistors (MOVs) that act like magnets for the excess voltage, and sends it to the load center’s ground wire before it can reach your home’s connected electronics.
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When researching your surge protector, consider the warranty. Some models include a connected equipment coverage. This means that you could be reimbursed up to the warranty limit should your electronics ever become damaged by a power surge.
Square D gives you peace of mind, with warranties up to 5 years and $100,000 in connected equipment.
NOTE: Square D Surgelogic SPDs and HEPDs do not need to be registered. They include a warranty document that provides warranty claim information if ever needed. -
Square D by Schneider Electric™ offers a variety of compact and affordable surge suppressors. With easy-to-understand LED indicator lights and a connected equipment limited liability warranty, Square D Surge Protective Devices will offer you peace of mind. Whether you need a device that is installed directly into your house load center, like our Plug-on Neutral options, or a device that will be outside your load center, like our versatile HEPD options, we’ve got you covered. We offer protection that can connect to any brand load center.
The NEMA Surge Protection Institute (NSPI)
The NEMA Surge Protection Institute (NSPI) is an educational outreach effort initiated by the Low Voltage Surge Protective Devices Section of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), a not-for-profit trade association. Our mission is to heighten awareness of the benefits of surge protection to all users of low voltage electrical systems in North America for the purpose of promoting proper application and usage.