What is the difference between lightning protection and surge protection?

Lightning protection gives a direct strike a safe path into the ground, away from the building and the people in it. Surge protection stops voltage spikes on the power supply, from lightning or the grid, from reaching your equipment. Both rely on a good earthing system.

Automatic voltage regulation: equipment that keeps the supply voltage steady when the incoming supply runs high or low, protecting sensitive machines and electronics.

Which sites do you protect?

Commercial, industrial, residential and infrastructure sites across Cape Town and the Western Cape.

Which areas do you cover?

Storm Smith takes jobs across Cape Town and the Western Cape, from the office in Kommetjie, Cape Town to Noordhoek, Fish Hoek, the Southern Suburbs, the Northern Suburbs, the Helderberg, the Cape Winelands and the West Coast. Tell us where the site is when you ask for a quote.

Storm Smith Surge & Lightning Protection in Cape Town

Lightning protection, surge protection and earthing.

Protection for buildings, equipment and electrical systems, including AVR (automatic voltage regulation).

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Storm Smith mascot testing a surge protection unit

Lightning Protection
Surge Protection
Earthing
Systems Protection

About Storm Smith

We design, install and maintain lightning protection, surge protection and earthing systems.

Based in Kommetjie, Cape Town, working across the Western Cape.

Who we work with

Commercial
Industrial
Residential
Infrastructure

Where we work

Kommetjie
Noordhoek
Fish Hoek
Southern Suburbs
Northern Suburbs
Helderberg
Cape Winelands
West Coast
Western Cape

What we do

Storm Smith services in Cape Town

Lightning protection
- Buildings
- Equipment
Surge protection
- Electrical systems
- Systems protection
Earthing and AVR
- Earthing systems
- Automatic voltage regulation (AVR)

Storm Smith is one of six ColdSmith departments.

Questions

Storm Smith: common questions

What is the difference between lightning protection and surge protection?
Lightning protection gives a direct strike a safe path into the ground, away from the building and the people in it. Surge protection stops voltage spikes on the power supply, from lightning or the grid, from reaching your equipment. Both rely on a good earthing system.
What is AVR?
Automatic voltage regulation: equipment that keeps the supply voltage steady when the incoming supply runs high or low, protecting sensitive machines and electronics.
Which sites do you protect?
Commercial, industrial, residential and infrastructure sites across Cape Town and the Western Cape.
Which areas do you cover?
Storm Smith takes jobs across Cape Town and the Western Cape, from the office in Kommetjie, Cape Town to Noordhoek, Fish Hoek, the Southern Suburbs, the Northern Suburbs, the Helderberg, the Cape Winelands and the West Coast. Tell us where the site is when you ask for a quote.

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