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Why should a domestic landlord provide you with data center-level power protection instead of just the normal household utility connection?
by beachy 4mo ago
Why should a domestic landlord provide you with data center-level power protection instead of just the normal household utility connection?
- mschuster91 4mo agoI'm talking about standard surge protectors. Properly installed they are enough except for direct lightning strikes, these will fry everything. But unfortunately, even in code-obsessed Germany landlords are not required to retrofit SPDs.
- 0xbadcafebee 4mo agoTo protect a large electrical device investment, you would want an EMP shield whole-home SPD, in addition to an SPD right at the electrical device. The first one shields exterior surges (including non-terrestrial), but the second shields against internal surges. And yeah lightning will blast through both of them. So the best bet is probably a lightning strike detector combined with renters insurance.