Protect your telephone system

Spring thunderstorms have arrived in North Texas, and the most intense months for severe weather are just around the corner. While tornadoes, hail and flooding are typically the three greatest concerns don't forget that other spring staple lightning. Nationally, the top 10 dates for lightning are all in April, May, June and July, according to Vaisala, a company that measures lightning. Texas is a breeding ground for lightning and has the numbers to prove it:

• Texas led the nation with 3.3 million cloud-to-ground lightning flashes in 2017.
• From 2007-2016, Texas ranked second with the number of lightning-related fatalities with 21 , trailing only Florida, which had 51.. Florida had a greater density of lightning strikes.
• Texas ranked second in 2016 with 9,098 lightning strike claims filed by State Farm customers with an average cost of $9,580 per claim.

Because of these numbers Rider Telephone has put all lightning and surge protection products on sale until April 21, 2019. If your business isn’t using to correct UPS, Surge Strip or Voice / Data lightning protection the cost of replacing your equipment could be in the thousands. These storms cause electrical surges that often damage telephone systems and voice and data networks and a lot of this damage could have been prevented by installing the proper protection. Installing surge protectors in front of your businesses telephone equipment will greatly reduce the damage caused by electrical surges, but you should also look at conditioning the power that gets to sensitive voice and data equipment. You can do this by installing an UPS or battery backup. UPS's aren't just to supply power to servers when the power goes out,  they prolong the life of equipment by keeping the power conditioned. It's not always possible, however unplugging all of your electronics during a storm will also help keep your telephone system safe. Call us today and we will get your equipment protected.