09/02/2026
A power strip is not whole-home surge protection - it only guards what's plugged into it.
A whole-home surge protector sits at your panel and covers your circuits: fridge, HVAC, EV charger. The honest truth? It protects your gear, but it can't keep the lights on in an outage.
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