Whole House Surge Protection in Espanola, NM

Surge protection services

Most surges are small and come from inside the home or from utility switching, and over time they wear down circuit boards in appliances. A panel-mounted surge protective device handles both the everyday surges and the big storm-driven ones. In Espanola we usually pair it with point-of-use protection for computers and televisions.

• Panel-mounted whole house surge protector installation
• Protection sized to your service
• Dedicated breaker and short, direct connections
• Grounding and bonding check
• Surge protection for sub panels and outbuildings
• Protection for well pumps and HVAC equipment
• Replacement of spent surge devices
• Advice on point-of-use protection

Why Espanola homes add surge protection

• Thunderstorms and lightning during monsoon season
• Brief outages and flickers when the grid switches
• Expensive electronics in appliances, HVAC, and garage door openers
• A home office or medical equipment that must stay up
• A new panel, where current code calls for surge protection

Whole House Surge Protection for Espanola homes and businesses

At elevation, Espanola sees cold winters, heavy snow on service lines, and lightning in the summer. Space heaters, heat tape, and well pumps work hard here, and many older homes were wired long before those loads existed.

Depending on your address, power in Rio Arriba County typically comes from Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative, Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, or Northern Rio Arriba Electric Cooperative. When a job involves the meter or the service connection, we coordinate the shutoff and reconnection with the utility.

We provide surge protection throughout Espanola and in nearby Santa Cruz, San Juan Pueblo, Hernandez, and Alcalde.