OK first of all let me admit to being a complete ignoramus when it comes to anything electrical
I was just wondering; do new homes come with any power surge protection inbuilt (ie: through the switchboard) or do I have to buy one of those ugly looking protectors for each shiny, new (and no doubt expensive) appliance I have?
My Mum's DVD recently got fried by a power surge and the electricity company (whose fault it was) would only pay the depreciated value of the item (which for a 6 year old DVD player was absolutely SFA) so now I'm worried
If new homes don't automatically come with something is there something I can get installed by a sparky to protect the whole house? If so about how much would I be looking at?
Thanks