Comment by mschuster91
1 day ago
> Proper protection costs thousands
Frankly that's something a landlord should provide. And there's insurance against losses from electrical issues.
1 day ago
> Proper protection costs thousands
Frankly that's something a landlord should provide. And there's insurance against losses from electrical issues.
Why should a domestic landlord provide you with data center-level power protection instead of just the normal household utility connection?
I'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.
To 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.