Dropped $2,300 on a whole home surge protector after my neighbor's place fried in a storm, and I still think half you guys are wrong about them

Ivan Perez · 2026-10-10T06:05:05.599227+00:00

Everyone in the neighborhood forum swears these things are snake oil, but after the July storm in Plano took out my neighbor's fridge, AC, and garage opener, I paid $2,300 to have one put on my panel. Two more storms since then and my stuff is fine, though I can't prove the box did it and not dumb luck. What gets me is the same folks calling it a scam are the ones running $50 power strips from the hardware store and calling that protection. Has anyone here actually had a surge unit fail or save them, or is it all just guessing either way?

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