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Had a wired system fail during a thunderstorm in Denver last month
Was testing a new install when a surge came through the phone line and fried the main panel. That day I swapped to cellular backup on all my jobs. Anyone running into more surge issues with older wired setups?
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webb.christopher4d ago
Oh come on, how often does that actually happen?
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maxhart4d ago
Man that is way more common than people think. Lightning doesn't even have to hit your house directly, just a nearby strike can send a spike through the phone lines and fry everything. Had a buddy lose three panels in one storm two summers ago, all wired systems. Swapped to cellular on every job since then and haven't had a single callback for surge damage. The older wiring just acts like an antenna for that kind of energy. Definitely not worth risking a whole system install over.
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