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Originally Posted by cfg83
Are there any additional ways you can protect your A/C from power surges
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I could install a household surge suppression system, but those are big $$$.
Oddly enough, last night we had another barrage of lightning.
We were watching a bit of news when there was a bright blue flash quickly followed by a CRACK-BAM!
We figured it hit close. A couple minutes later... the Fire Dept rolled up to a house 5 doors down. They had a spotlight on the roof and went into the house with long pokers (pike poles) and were suited up. So something must have been smoking or on fire at some point. The house (and neighborhood) had lights, so it may have blown out an item that created some smoke.
I'll have to ask the "well-informed Neighbor" what exactly happened.
Our next place is getting lightning rods, sheesh.
RH77