Florida sees more lightning than any other state, and the stretch of coast from Jupiter down to Boynton Beach sits squarely in the middle of it. That’s not a reason to worry: it’s a reason to plan. A whole-house surge protector, installed right at your electrical panel, quietly smooths out the voltage spikes that summer storms and everyday utility switching send through your wiring. Call (561) 462-2800 or book online, and we’ll add one in a single visit.
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At a glance
- Where it goes: a surge protective device mounted at your main panel
- Timeline: added in a single visit
- Code: NEC Section 230.67 calls for surge protection on new and replaced residential services
- What it protects: air conditioning and pool equipment, appliances, computers, EV chargers and smart-home equipment
- Layering: the panel device first, point-of-use protectors at desks and entertainment centers second
How Whole-House Surge Protection Works
A surge protective device (SPD) mounts at your main panel and watches the incoming power around the clock. When voltage jumps (lightning nearby, a transformer switching on the grid, or even your own AC compressor cycling), the SPD diverts the excess to ground in a fraction of a second, before it reaches your appliances. The NEC now calls for surge protection on new and replaced residential services (Section 230.67), which tells you how standard this layer of protection has become.
What It Covers
- Air conditioning systems and pool equipment
- Refrigerators, ranges, washers, and dryers
- Televisions, computers, and home offices
- EV chargers and smart-home equipment
- Garage door openers, well pumps, and irrigation controllers
Layered Protection Done Right
The panel-mounted SPD is your first line; quality point-of-use protectors at desks and entertainment centers are the second. Together they handle both the big storm-season events and the small daily fluctuations. Homes in Stuart and Port St. Lucie with well pumps benefit especially, since motors are sensitive to repeated small spikes. If outages are the other half of your storm plan, we often install a panel SPD alongside a standby generator.
A Natural Add-On to Panel Work
Surge protection installs in the same enclosure where your breakers live, so it pairs naturally with an electrical panel upgrade. Many Delray Beach and Boca Raton homeowners add it while the panel is already open. It’s also the first thing we suggest alongside an EV charger installation, since a charger is exactly the kind of electronics-rich equipment an SPD is built to look after.
Whole-House Surge Protection by City
Surge protectors most often go in during another visit. In Jupiter, a home that lost half its power without warning got a new main breaker and a PSP Vortex whole-home surge protector, and another Jupiter home had dead outlets fixed with new GFCI receptacles, new breakers, smoke detectors and whole-home surge protection in one trip. In West Palm Beach, a renovation uncovered a corroded panel and exposed splices, so the breakers were upgraded and surge protection added. In Wellington, a dead patio outlet led to replaced breakers, surge protection and upgraded smoke detectors.
Lightning does not pick a ZIP code. In Palm Beach Gardens and Boca Raton the same Type 2 protector goes in at the panel, usually during a panel or GFCI visit, and NEC 230.67 now calls for one on every new dwelling service.
In Boynton Beach, a home built in 1986 received GFCI outlets, surge protection, new breakers and five smart smoke and CO detectors in one electrical refresh.
Photos from our Palm Beach and Treasure Coast jobs
New load center, Boca Raton 
Branch breaker row, Tequesta 
Clean panel interior, Royal Palm Beach
Surge Protection Questions
Will a whole-house surge protector stop a direct lightning strike?
A direct strike to a home is a rare event, and no device fully absorbs one. What surge protectors handle extremely well is the far more common scenario: strikes nearby, grid switching, and internal spikes from large motors. That’s the vast majority of what your electronics face each storm season.
How long does a whole-house surge protector last?
Most units protect for many years, giving up a little of their internal capacity each time they absorb an event. A status light shows when it’s time for a replacement, and we check it whenever we’re at your panel.
Isn’t a power strip enough?
A strip only guards what’s plugged into it. Whole-house protection covers everything, including hard-wired equipment like your AC system, range, and water heater that never touches a power strip.
Add Yours Before Storm Season Peaks
From Jupiter to Delray Beach and up through Stuart, one short visit adds a layer of calm to every storm forecast. Call Thomas Edison Electric at (561) 462-2800. Florida Electrical Contractor License EC13015487.