If your home loses power or you notice your lights flicker during a thunderstorm, your outdoor AC unit is taking the brunt of that electrical surge.
We are right in the middle of summer storm season, which means local power grids are taking frequent hits from lightning strikes and fluctuating voltage.
If your home loses power or you notice your lights flicker during a thunderstorm, your outdoor AC unit is taking the brunt of that electrical surge.
Most homeowners don't realize that the more efficient a modern AC system is, the more vulnerable it becomes to these power spikes.
As our AC systems become smarter and more efficient, their internal electronics become much more delicate.
Older, single-stage air conditioners are essentially heavy mechanical blocks with basic electrical relays. They are tough, and they can often survive minor voltage fluctuations without missing a beat.
Newer, high-efficiency equipment, like DC inverters/heat pumps and mini-splits, operates entirely differently. To achieve those low power bills and precise comfort levels, these systems rely on highly sophisticated electronic control boards and sensitive microprocessors.
As our AC systems become smarter and more efficient, their internal electronics become much more delicate.
A single power surge can instantly fry an inverter board. Replacing those specialized electronics out of warranty is an expensive, frustrating surprise that can leave you without cooling during a heatwave.
At Erbe Air, we install a dedicated surge protector on every high efficiency/DC inverter system we put in.
Because we know how vulnerable these microprocessors are, we install a dedicated surge protector on every high efficiency/DC inverter system we put in.
These commercial-grade surge protectors act like a lightning rod for your AC’s electronics. If a massive voltage spike rushes down the electrical line, the protector sacrifices itself to block the surge, keeping your expensive inverter board safe.
Withstanding Two Hits: Most of these high-quality surge protectors are designed to withstand up to two major electrical hits before they expire.
Maintenance Check: Because you won't always know if your system took a silent hit during a storm, we check the diagnostic lights on these protectors during every routine maintenance visit to ensure they are still active and holding the line.
If you have a newer inverter or mini-split system that was installed without a surge protector, adding one is a quick, inexpensive piece of insurance before the next round of summer storms rolls through.
Contact us to protect your system.
Caleb | Erbe Air LLC
