{"id":28494,"date":"2017-11-28T11:36:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T11:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cirprotec.com\/more-than-177m-e-year-in-electrical-damages-in-homes\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T12:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T12:56:11","slug":"more-than-177m-e-year-in-electrical-damages-in-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cirprotec.com\/en\/more-than-177m-e-year-in-electrical-damages-in-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 177M \u20ac\/year in electrical damages in homes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28494\" class=\"elementor elementor-28494 elementor-26830\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d94c80d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d94c80d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-531f96f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"531f96f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The recent study conducted by UNESPA reflects that <strong>during 2016 electrical damage accounted for \u20ac177,000,000 in household coverage costs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Electrical and electronic equipment that is connected to the power grid, in some cases exchanging data and signals over communication lines, is highly sensitive to electrical disturbances. <b>These interconnection networks provide a propagation path for transient and permanent overvoltages<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Considering that <b>more than 95% of electrical and electronic devices in homes are made up of sensitive electronics<\/b>, without adequate protection, power surges can end up destroying and\/or shortening the life of these devices.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Installing a surge protector <b>prevents the destruction<\/b> of equipment and <b>extends its useful life by more than 20%<\/b>, which significantly reduces the volume of electronic waste. It also <b>reduces the<\/b> electrical <b>consumption<\/b> of installations, which translates into economic savings and environmental sustainability. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In addition, protect against lightning and surges avoids:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Damage to persons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Premature wear and tear and\/or destruction of equipment and fire  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Service interruptions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Profit foregone from the activity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Loss of data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In short, adequate protection against lightning and surges <b>is essential to prevent the damage<\/b> they cause in homes.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em>Source: UNESPA &#8211; Estamos seguros 2016 Report<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recent study conducted by UNESPA reflects that during 2016 electrical damage accounted for \u20ac177,000,000 in household coverage costs. 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