Surge Alert

GIBSN ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORP.

"Leading Northwest Tennessee in Energy Solutions"

Gibson EMC offers high quality power surge protection

for your sensitive electronic equipment.

What are power surges? Power surges are sudden powerful increases in voltage that can damage or destroy household appliances and electronic equipment.

Where do surges come from? Lightning is an obvious cause of power surges, but surges also are caused by birds and animals coming into contact with power lines, road accidents involving utility poles, even the next door handy man using power equipment. Most surges, however, are caused by equipment inside your home, such as a heating and cooling unit, a vacuum cleaner, or even a refrigerator as it operates or turns on.

Not all surges occur on electric power lines. They also occur over cable television and telephone lines. Therefore, any equipment hooked up to an outside source is susceptible.

What equipment is threatened? Unfortunately, the most expensive electronics in your home are the most vulnerable. Common household items include:

	Personal computers, modems, and printers
	Stereo equipment, tape decks, tuners, and CD players
	Televisions, VCR's, and video games
	Telephones and answering machines
	Microwave ovens
	Garage door openers
	Security system controllers

A Gibson EMC professional will schedule a visit to your home to conduct a grounding inspection of your home and to help you choose the Surge Alert components that will best meet your needs.

For $5.99 per month and a one-time installation fee of $29.99, you will receive Surge Alert two-stage protection -- a meter -- base suppressor to help protect the motors and compressors on your large appliances plus one plug-in unit of your choice to give added protection to your sensitive electronic equipment. These units are specially designed for utility programs and are six times more powerful than many standard plug-in devices you can purchase in local stores.

All of the surge suppression units are also available for purchase.

Surge Alert Product Price List

If you would like to be contacted for our Surge Alert program e-mail us or visit our FYI page.

Gibson EMC Corporate Office
1207 South College St. P. O. Box 47 Trenton, TN 38382 731-855-4740