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Whole-House Surge Protection in Brooksville, FL
Panel-Matched Surge Protective Devices|Installed at the Service Panel|Licensed & Insured, EC13011268
Tell us the panel brand, or send a photo of its label.
- At the service panel: One device that limits surges on every circuit.
- Matched to your panel: Chosen to fit your panel's make and space.
- Outside and inside: Surges from the grid and from motors in the house.
- Code on new services: Required when service equipment is replaced.
- Licensed & Insured: Florida Certified Electrical Contractor EC13011268.
People ask about surge protection after a storm takes out the TV or the air conditioner's control board, or when a new panel or EV charger is going in.
A whole-house surge protector sits at the panel and limits surges on every circuit, whether they come in from outside or start inside the house. Florida homes need that protection year-round, so there's no off-season to wait for.
Call (352) 251-2795, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or send a request online. Calls after hours are returned the next business day.
Surge Protector or Lightning Arrester
Surge Protector or Lightning Arrester: They're Not the Same Thing
The two are easy to mix up. One protects the power company's lines; the other protects your house.
Lightning arresters and the power lines
A lightning arrester is built for the high-voltage side of the power lines; it gives a surge on the line a path to ground. It isn't what protects the wiring and equipment inside your house.
Surge protectors and the wiring inside
A whole-house surge protector works on the lower-voltage side, inside your home. Installed at the panel, it limits voltage spikes on every circuit, whether they came in from the grid, from a nearby strike, or from equipment inside the house.
- Spikes from outside: utility switching, grid faults, and nearby lightning.
- Fluctuations from inside: air conditioners, pool pumps, and other motors cycling.
- Covers hardwired equipment a power strip can't reach.
Where plug-in strips fit
Point-of-use surge strips are still worth having at the TV and the computer. They are a second layer behind the panel device, and they can't protect the air conditioner, the well or pool controls, or anything hardwired.
What surges do
Surge and Lightning Damage We've Seen Locally
These are the kinds of damage we've seen in local homes.
- Electronics throughout the house.
- Electronics in vehicles, damaged beyond repair.
- In one home, a fire.
A device at the panel limits the surges that do that kind of damage through the wiring.
The code now requires it on new services
Florida's building code adopts the National Electrical Code, which since its 2020 edition has required a surge protective device on home electrical services, including when service equipment is replaced. If you're replacing or upgrading the panel, the code calls for surge protection as part of that job.
How it's Installed
How Whole-House Surge Protection Is Installed
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1. The estimate
We look at the panel, its brand and condition, and the grounding, and recommend the device that matches it.
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2. The grounding check
A surge device sends excess voltage to ground, so the grounding and bonding have to be right. If they aren't, that's corrected first.
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3. Installation at the panel
The device is mounted in or beside the panel on its own breaker or breaker spaces, with the shortest practical leads, and the power is off for a short time while it's connected.
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4. How to read it
We show you the indicator light, so you know when the device has stopped protecting and needs replacing.
What's included
What Surge Protection Includes
Surge protection can be added during another job, such as a panel replacement, an EV charger, or hurricane prep, when the panel is already open.
| Component | Included | Details |
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| Panel and grounding assessment | Yes | Before the device is chosen |
| Panel-matched surge protective device | Yes | The right fit for the panel's make and space |
| Dedicated breaker and short leads | Yes | Shorter leads let the device work better |
| Showing you the indicator | Yes | Before we leave |
| Point-of-use strips | Your choice | A second layer for electronics |
How Surge Protection Is Priced
How Surge Protection Is Priced
We don't do upfront pricing. No job has a standard price with us: each one is tailored to the property and the work you've asked for, and priced once we've seen it.
We offer free estimates on installs, upgrades, and replacements in our service area. Estimates aren't free when the job needs troubleshooting or testing to price, falls after hours or outside our service area, needs several meetings to gather information, or is new construction or a custom remodel with multi-party walk-throughs. For most jobs, estimates arrive by email by the end of the next business day, and quotes are good for 30 days.
Custom homes and large or multi-phase projects are estimated as soon as we can, or on the timeline your project sets.
What sets the cost
03- The panel: some take a device built for that panel; others need a separate unit.
- Whether grounding or bonding needs correcting first.
Our warranty
04If something we installed fails because of our workmanship within 30 days of completion, we waive the hourly labor to put it right. Materials Kennedy Electric purchases for your job carry the manufacturer's one-year warranty. To replace defective materials we supplied, or materials damaged by storm, flood, fire, or other acts of God, we charge a reduced warranty labor rate of $50 an hour residential and $75 an hour commercial. The warranty does not cover materials not purchased by Kennedy Electric, work performed by the customer, or materials the customer purchased or damaged. Our warranty terms are printed on the estimate, the invoice, and the receipt, and the product boxes stay with you so you can register each product with its manufacturer.
Real Customer stories
Customer Feedback on Our Work
Straight from Google, in our customers' own words.
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Does it help with lightning?
Contact us
Request a Surge Protection Estimate
Tell us the panel brand or send a photo of its label, and whether anything was damaged in a recent storm. We'll get back to you during business hours.