Re: Do you turn off ?
I have a surge protector on the computer, so leave it on,although it does make me a bit nervous, and I won't use it during the storm, nor the phone either. Although my friends at the telephone company many years ago insisted that lightning striking the wire and coming down to the phone was an old wives tale.Re: Do you turn off ?
I have surge protectors on my lappy, TV, etc but still switch off if thunder is very near.Re: Do you turn off ?
Re: Do you turn off ?
When my Mum was alive, if she thought we were going to have a storm, I had to go all round the house unplugging everything and turning the electric off. Also had to open the front and back doors in case of a thunderbolt so it could go right through. I used to like to watch the storm through the window, but that wasn't allowed either.Re: Do you turn off ?
Modern surge protectors will do the job in your home . . . however, if lightning stikes directly on your home no amount of protection will stop massive damage . . . in built-up areas like towns, the chances of it earthing through your house are remote, there are other structures providing an easier path to earth like power pylons and tall buildings . . . if, on the other hand, you live in a tower block on the top floor . . .
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