I spent $600 on a fancy whole house surge protector and it failed in 6 months

Back in March I had an electrician friend help me install a top of the line Square D whole house surge protector at my panel. I paid $600 for the unit and another $200 for the labor and materials. Last week we had a pretty normal thunderstorm, nothing crazy, and when I went to check on it the green light was dead. No power surge took out any appliances, but the protector itself just quit. The warranty is a pain to deal with and I'm out the installation cost if I replace it. I'm wondering if I should go with a different brand like Siemens or Leviton this time. Has anyone else had a whole house surge protector fail that fast?

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2 Comments

alicem291d ago

Gotta call you out a bit here, Square D is usually rock solid but that price seems way high even for their top tier model.

brooke_walker231d ago

Yeah @alicem29 you make a solid point. I've been using Square D stuff for years and they're usually on the money, but that quote does make you stop and think twice. It's rough when you trust a brand and then see a price tag that just doesn't match what you'd expect. Maybe it's one of those weird market fluctuations or a specific model that's overpriced right now. Either way, I get why you'd call it out, that's totally fair.