| Every year, during the hottest season - Summer, | | | | getting to that TV or computer and blowing it out |
| power companies use rolling blackouts to make | | | | instead. Battery backups not only prevent surges |
| sure their systems do not overload. This allows | | | | and spikes, but they also prevent under voltage |
| this to continue providing service to the largest | | | | or "brown out" situations where the power grid |
| number of people although they have to at times | | | | isn't supplying enough power to those same |
| sacrifice outages all across their grid. While it ends | | | | devices. |
| up only being a few hours a week or day to | | | | It is known that too much voltage can burn out |
| ensure the stability of the grid, this means we are | | | | an electronic device while too little usually does |
| without power for hours at a time. | | | | not. But too little voltage will cause damage to |
| Unfortunately, even with this effort, the grid is | | | | motors like those in refrigerators and freezers. |
| not stable. This means that the electricity we use | | | | Unfortunately, the average battery backup is not |
| for our homes and offices is not consistent. Don't | | | | sufficient support for these units. This means that |
| forget that with those beautiful summer days | | | | when we lose power in our home, the |
| comes long and powerful summer storms. | | | | refrigerator doesn't keep our food cold, the |
| Storms, heavy rain, and a long list of other | | | | washing machine can't wash our clothes, and |
| weather related issues can add even more stress | | | | pumps for wells or fish tanks are not running. |
| to the grid. How can we keep the power | | | | Other electrical and electronics also fail, which may |
| companies strategy as well as weather problems | | | | be even more important than worrying whether |
| keep from costing us money? | | | | our milk stays good. |
| Many areas are not capable of sustaining electrical | | | | So, what is the solution? This is where you find |
| issues such as voltage drops, power surges, and | | | | trusted electricians who specialize in these areas. |
| outages. We buy battery backup and surge | | | | They have years of experience in solving |
| suppression units for our homes and offices to | | | | problems such as surges and spikes. They can |
| protect valuable electronics like HDTV's and | | | | also help you find ways to support your home |
| computers from being affected by fluctuations in | | | | and businesses when there are electrical problems. |
| the amount and quality of electricity they're being | | | | While there are any number of "over the counter" |
| fed. Surge and spike suppressors prevents too | | | | solutions, most of them are merely band-aids, and |
| much voltage from getting to those electronics | | | | many of them aren't capable of providing support |
| by either limiting the amount of electricity that | | | | and protection for more than a few moments at |
| flows through it or by blowing a protective fuse | | | | best. The solution is to find an electrical contractor |
| or circuit to prevent those spikes or surges from | | | | who is able to answer your questions. |