justalayman
Senior Member
So why do you expect the POCO to protect you anymore than your own system does???
They do not provide overvoltage protection BUT they will pay for damages that were their responsibility should they cause an overvoltage situation.
The big problem is, they did not cause the damage.
Also note; you state the "cheap" surge supressors failed. Sue them. As a matter of fact, many of them do in fact have insurance that comes with the unit. Have you looked into that yet??
So, why don;t you have a whole house surge supressor?
Who would you be blaming if you were hit by lightning?
Just about the only people that have absolutely no responsibility in this IS the POCO. That seems to be the only one you really want to blame because they have lots of money. Sorry, that is how life works sometimes. That is why YOU insure your own property.
They do not provide overvoltage protection BUT they will pay for damages that were their responsibility should they cause an overvoltage situation.
The big problem is, they did not cause the damage.
let's not go there. Too many possibilities. Let's just leave it at the driver is responsible to you.Oh, I forgot to mention, the driver of the vehicle was 79. Her brakes failed just after a family member had done a service job on them.
Now, when you want to get into Ohm's law and the increases in voltage and amperage, let's go off forum. As I said, I could go on for hours as to what might have happened and why your system should have protected you.The surge was a voltage assault. Where I had good surge protectors, the first spike opened the circuit and didn't let the second one through. The cheaper ones may have stopped the first surge, but became a pass-thru for the second. The grid dropped after the second surge.
Also note; you state the "cheap" surge supressors failed. Sue them. As a matter of fact, many of them do in fact have insurance that comes with the unit. Have you looked into that yet??
So, why don;t you have a whole house surge supressor?
Who would you be blaming if you were hit by lightning?
Just about the only people that have absolutely no responsibility in this IS the POCO. That seems to be the only one you really want to blame because they have lots of money. Sorry, that is how life works sometimes. That is why YOU insure your own property.