Surge suppressors do work for your residence. They protect your GFIs and appliances. www.geindustrial.com

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Yes Surge Suppresors are international everywhere. They are a type of plug, so you can buy them in any city, state, country,and on any continent, they are easy to find.

There are many types of lightning protection equipments such as grounding units, surge suppressors, and conductors. If you have electronic equipments, definitely get surge protectors.

Surge suppressors are usually used at the input from the power supply, to reduce the power spikes that occur in mains electricity. They won't do the job completely though, and it's recommended that people use external surge protectors for better defence against these unwanted fluctuations.