Tina Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Arrived at our cottage in Brittany in August to find that a storm had knocked out both our phones - to the astonishment of the engineer who kept saying 'bizarre'! [8-)] Someone suggested that we unplug the phone from the phone socket (we always turn off the electricity) and also we should unplug the satellite from the wall socket or back of T.V. Is this the best thing to do/does it alter anything as I always have a fear of everything disappearing into the nether blue yonder! The satellite used to think we'd emigrated esp. over the winter and had to 'warm up'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 You can buy parafoudres. Big expensive units which plug into the tableau d'electrcite, smaller efforts which plug into sockets like extensions leads and also provide some protections for 'phones and modems.Broadly we used the cheap and chearful ones for things with a micoprocessor like a washing machine or dishwasher ( they seem to have replaced the 'herrion/hedgehog' with spikes ( not spices AGH ) which used to control the cycles.We have a more expensive unit for the two PCs and modems and also on answering machine style phones. About two years ago I replaced modems on two British near neighbour PCs which had been taken out by a lighteening strike to the 'phone wires. Only 15 Euros in board but operating system was claiming whole PC was down.Our dish has a big seperate earth lead in the belief that if lightenening does strike it will earth through that rather than digibox ( which only has a two core cable anyway) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina Posted September 14, 2006 Author Share Posted September 14, 2006 Thanks for your reply but not being technical can you explain a little more simply please![8-)] Can we not just pull out plugs/sockets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 The Belkin surge protectors which I have are not expensive and include sockets for both phone and aerial. They come with insuance cover so if they fail you can claim from them. Unplugging should work fine too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 The base unit of my DECT phones was burnt out due to a power surge in the UK. I found this Belkin product which protects both the power from the mains and telephone socket for about £7. This is the French version which may be worth buying and includes a financial guarantee against any equipment damage. http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=154524 and can be readily purchased in France from: http://www.belkin.com/resellers/resell_us.asp?countrycode=frBazPS. Great minds think alike, posted at the same time as Cooperlola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 [quote user="Tina"]Thanks for your reply but not being technical can you explain a little more simply please![8-)] Can we not just pull out plugs/sockets?[/quote]Yes you can simply pull out, disconnect the digibox aerial lead, unplug the phone but it all becomes rather tedious if you are living there full time and decided to go out for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 Thanks to you and Baz and Cooperlola for all your helpful advice and links - Yes, on reflection although it is a holiday home I do see the point about just pulling the plug! Will have to consider the same protection here methinks! Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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