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Surge protectors - who is responsible?
Former Community Member
If a contractor installs a “fully loaded” domestic consumer unit with surge protection, are they liable for subsequent damage that may occur to electrical appliances within the installation?
Unreasonable I think to expect a small box by the consumer unit to absorb a hit that could burn a hole in a tiled roof and blow out the upstairs windows. If the lightning hit the house electrics to any extent at all, then to have an SPD may have helped some other households on the same substation. Even so, it is likely that many of those on other phases might have seen so little surge as to not have needed an SPD at all, but at the same time the nearest neighbours on the same phase would probably get so much as to not be adequately covered by an SPD, and would still have had some kit damaged if they had one or not.
Induced currents in telephone wiring would also cause problems.
Unreasonable I think to expect a small box by the consumer unit to absorb a hit that could burn a hole in a tiled roof and blow out the upstairs windows. If the lightning hit the house electrics to any extent at all, then to have an SPD may have helped some other households on the same substation. Even so, it is likely that many of those on other phases might have seen so little surge as to not have needed an SPD at all, but at the same time the nearest neighbours on the same phase would probably get so much as to not be adequately covered by an SPD, and would still have had some kit damaged if they had one or not.
Induced currents in telephone wiring would also cause problems.
