An estimated $250 to $500 million dollars refrigerators with touchscreens, computerized per year is lost from property damage caused washers, dryers, ranges and HVAC equipment, yet by severe weather, lightning, electrostatic discharge, let them operate largely unprotected from surge. switching of inductive or capacitive loads and
internal/external switching transients.*

• Approximately 60 to 80% of all transient voltage surges are generated from inside a home or building; Only 35% of transient voltage surges stem from
  an outside source.**

• Analysts estimate U.S. consumers spend billions annually on “smart” home appliances,

• 84% of homeowners feel power strips provide adequate protection for computers, HD TVs and other electronic components. Only 20% of these same homeowners understand that these strips degrade over time, rendering them inadequate for surge protection.***