{"id":175,"date":"2026-04-28T07:46:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highlandsfixit.com\/blog\/?p=175"},"modified":"2026-04-28T12:05:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:05:31","slug":"why-your-home-needs-a-surge-protector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highlandsfixit.com\/blog\/why-your-home-needs-a-surge-protector\/","title":{"rendered":"Why your home needs a surge protector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why your home needs a surge protector\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h0xs9FGQQSs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine a lightning strike hitting your home and boom! 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