Electrical Safety
Whole-Home Surge Protection: NEC Rules and Limits
What a whole-home surge protector does, when the NEC requires one at a dwelling service, Type 1 vs Type 2 devices, and what it cannot protect.
·6 min read

Cincinnati
Lipps Electric (Ron Lipps Electric Service, LLC) is a family-owned electrical contractor that has served Cincinnati since 1986. Its main office is on Kemper Springs Drive in Cincinnati, with a second location on Colerain Avenue.
The company concentrates on residential work: electrical repairs and emergency calls, outlets and switches, light fixtures and outdoor lighting, ceiling fans, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, surge protection, and panel and circuit breaker repair or replacement. It also installs and repairs home generators and EV chargers.
Lipps serves a wide part of the Tri-State, including Mason, Loveland, Blue Ash, Westwood, Delhi, Springdale, Fairfield, Anderson Township and Northern Kentucky. The website describes its electricians as licensed and insured, and the company is a BBB accredited business.
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Electrical Safety
What a whole-home surge protector does, when the NEC requires one at a dwelling service, Type 1 vs Type 2 devices, and what it cannot protect.
·6 min read
State Guides · Ohio
Ohio splits electrical licensing between the state OCILB and local building departments. Learn how to check a license, who pulls permits and which code applies.
·5 min read
State Guides · Kentucky
Kentucky licenses electricians statewide through HBC. Learn how to check a license, when permits are needed, homeowner rules and the 2023 NEC.
·5 min read