A power strip protects a lamp. A panel-mounted surge device protects the furnace board, the heat pump, the range and every circuit in the house. OSB installs whole-house surge protection across Hyde Park in a single short visit.
“Garage had one outlet and a light on the house circuit. Now it has a sub-panel and I can actually use my tools.”
“Lost a furnace board and a TV in one storm. They put a surge device on the panel and explained exactly what it does and doesn't cover.”
“Breaker had been tripping for months and two other companies just replaced parts. OSB traced it to a backstabbed outlet behind a bookcase in twenty minutes.”
It's one of the cheapest protective upgrades available — typically a few hundred dollars installed when there's panel space. Far less than one furnace control board.
No, it layers with them. The panel device knocks down the big hit; point-of-use strips clean up what's left for sensitive electronics.
Nothing stops a direct strike. Surge devices handle the far more common nearby strikes, utility switching and grid transients that quietly kill appliance boards.
Usually under two hours in a Hyde Park home, with a short power interruption.
That's the best time to do it, and it's the cheapest moment too.
Knob-and-tube and aluminium replacement
See serviceCKT 3PHOffices, retail, restaurants, warehouse
See serviceCKT 15ARecessed, outdoor, LED retrofit
See serviceCKT 200A100A to 200A service, breaker boxes
See serviceCKT CAT6Automation, structured wiring, hubs
See serviceCKT 100AStandby and whole house backup
See serviceFlat pricing quoted before the work starts. Same-day and next-day slots available across Massachusetts.
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