Lightning & Power Surge Damage Restoration

AVI assesses home technology systems following lightning strikes and power surges to identify damaged equipment and determine what needs to be replaced. We inspect and test affected devices, including home automation controllers, audio/video equipment, networking components, and security cameras. Our findings are documented to assist with insurance claims.

Once the assessment is complete, AVI can supply and install replacement equipment, restore system connections, and complete the necessary configuration and programming to get your technology back up and running. We can also recommend surge protection solutions to help reduce the risk of future damage.

Contact us at 321-228-5053 to schedule a lightning damage or power surge evaluation today.

No, not all damage from lightning is characterized as bad smells and a dead electronic product. Many of the devices that are in our homes have very sensitive electrical components that can be quietly damaged from intense electrical surges such as the ports, the internal power supplies, network cards, and processors.

Yes, POE devices can be damaged or killed by a nearby or direct lightning strike. The strong electrical currents emitted from lightning can easily pass through the jackets of wires sending up to thousands of volts through the conductors inside of the Cat 5e/6 wire. If the power travels to the switch or network video recorder (NVR), the power can travel downstream causing many of the wired devices to become damaged from the power surge.

Lightning is ruthless to electronics; it will always take the path of least resistance. In addition to coming through your electrical service from the power company up to miles away. Lightning, if striking close enough to your home can enter the home through category wiring, coaxial wiring, plumbing, copper gas lines. Even if lightning strikes the ground, it can travel up the ground wires and kill electronics.

For the typical surges that occur from the power grid or far away lightning strikes that can deliver power surges good quality surge protection and UPS systems can help keep the inputted power clean and your electronics healthier than if they were not in-line. However, there is very little that can be done to protect your home from a direct strike of lightning. No surge protector or UPS system can eat the thousands of volts and amps delivered from a direct strike and the different ways that lightning can travel make the task almost impossible to guard against.

Ask us how to protect your home technology before a lightning strike or power surge.