Commercial Surge Protection

Your business, and the motors, major appliances and electronics in it, represent a significant investment that needs to be safeguarded. Voltage surges are very short periods of high voltage that can can happen in the blink of an eye, destroying motors and sensitive electronic equipment in an instant. Even low level surges can slowly wear down sensitive microprocessors, causing equipment to fail for no apparent reason.

Causes Outside the Business

• Bad weather including lightning
• Birds and animals, including snakes, that come in contact with power lines
• Accidents involving power poles and lines
• Neighbors using major power equipment
• Normal utility operations that keep power safe and reliable

Causes Inside the Business

• Faulty wiring, loose connections and/or poor grounding
• Operation of heating and air conditioning systems
• Major appliances or other large motors switching on and off

To protect your property you must create a power quality fence around your business that stops surges at their three points of entry: the electric meter gate, the TV cable or antenna gate, and the telephone gate. To protect your business you must lock each gate. The main gate is through the electric service meter. This gate must be locked with a quality lightning arrester. The TV cable or antenna and telephone lines must be locked inside the business with high quality surge suppressors.

Therefore, your first line of defense is an inspection of your electric service grounds and the installation of a Kenick lightning arrester. Tideland sells and installs two types of commercial grade Kenick arresters:

Small commercial service:

•$1,185 (includes product and installation, grounds testing and NC sales tax)
•Financing available with $400 down payment and 6 monthly payments at $134 (includes $19 finance charge)

Large commercial service:

•$1,775 (includes product and installation, grounds testing and NC sales tax)
•Financing available with $600 down payment and 6 monthly payments at $200 (includes $25 finance charge)

For more information or to schedule an installation appointment contact us.

Tideland members are also entitled to a discount on purchases of Kenick products designed for use inside the building, including outlet, phone line and cable TV protection. To browse and purchase products online visit SpikeStop and enter the member discount code "tideland" to see your member discounted price.