Comments on: Lightning Protection for Home? http://www.lightningprotectionspecialists.com/lightning-protection/lightning-protection-for-home Helping You Protect What Is Most Important Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:38:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John himself http://www.lightningprotectionspecialists.com/lightning-protection/lightning-protection-for-home/comment-page-1#comment-89 John himself Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:06:59 +0000 http://www.lightningprotectionspecialists.com/lightning-protection/lightning-protection-for-home#comment-89 Have an electrician check your electric service entrance, grounding electrode system. Make sure the ground rods if any, are connected. Make sure any telephone or satellite ground rods are bonded to the electric service grounding system. If you have a well, make sure the well casing is bonded to the electric service grounding electrode system. The licensed electrician will know what to look for. That should be all you need to do.<br><b>References : </b><br>I'm an electrician Have an electrician check your electric service entrance, grounding electrode system. Make sure the ground rods if any, are connected. Make sure any telephone or satellite ground rods are bonded to the electric service grounding system. If you have a well, make sure the well casing is bonded to the electric service grounding electrode system. The licensed electrician will know what to look for. That should be all you need to do.
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]]> By: straight foward http://www.lightningprotectionspecialists.com/lightning-protection/lightning-protection-for-home/comment-page-1#comment-88 straight foward Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:54:59 +0000 http://www.lightningprotectionspecialists.com/lightning-protection/lightning-protection-for-home#comment-88 Go to your local Electric company, Ask about a lightning Arrester.There are several different types. ask their advice about the best one for your situation. There is also a device called a meter treater;that sandwiches between your meter and meter base. these items are typically sold and installed by the Electric company.<br><b>References : </b><br> Go to your local Electric company, Ask about a lightning Arrester.There are several different types. ask their advice about the best one for your situation. There is also a device called a meter treater;that sandwiches between your meter and meter base. these items are typically sold and installed by the Electric company.
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]]> By: consumerismsux http://www.lightningprotectionspecialists.com/lightning-protection/lightning-protection-for-home/comment-page-1#comment-87 consumerismsux Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:10:59 +0000 http://www.lightningprotectionspecialists.com/lightning-protection/lightning-protection-for-home#comment-87 Lightning protection can be installed but it is not cheap & will need to be done by an electrician. Usually, it is a device that is connected to your incoming mains. Good things to remember are 50kA (50 000 Amps) & 8 micro seconds. These 2 things are quite standard ratings for good lightning protection units (for domestic use). Also, these devices degrade each time they operate. This means that they have a limited life. Generally, they provide very good "line" protection (secondary lightning strike) but they will not protect against a direct strike (primary strike). Lightning rods are NOT advised to be used. Ensure that the earthing (grounding) is in perfect order. An electrician can check this with a thing called a Earth Fault Loop tester. EDIT. Brand names describe nothing. What you want is PROPER MOV (Metal Oxide Varistor) lightning protection installed at your breaker box. It must have the minimum ratings as I previously described. If it doesn't, you could well be wasting your money. Switchboard design engineer, licensed electrician.<br><b>References : </b><br> Lightning protection can be installed but it is not cheap & will need to be done by an electrician.

Usually, it is a device that is connected to your incoming mains. Good things to remember are 50kA (50 000 Amps) & 8 micro seconds. These 2 things are quite standard ratings for good lightning protection units (for domestic use).
Also, these devices degrade each time they operate. This means that they have a limited life.

Generally, they provide very good "line" protection (secondary lightning strike) but they will not protect against a direct strike (primary strike).
Lightning rods are NOT advised to be used.
Ensure that the earthing (grounding) is in perfect order. An electrician can check this with a thing called a Earth Fault Loop tester.

EDIT.
Brand names describe nothing. What you want is PROPER MOV (Metal Oxide Varistor) lightning protection installed at your breaker box. It must have the minimum ratings as I previously described. If it doesn’t, you could well be wasting your money.

Switchboard design engineer, licensed electrician.
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]]> By: Boomrat http://www.lightningprotectionspecialists.com/lightning-protection/lightning-protection-for-home/comment-page-1#comment-86 Boomrat Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:23:59 +0000 http://www.lightningprotectionspecialists.com/lightning-protection/lightning-protection-for-home#comment-86 Years ago almost all farm houses had lighting rods. Now days it is very UN-common. First I would check and make sure your home owner insurance covers all damage caused by a lighting strike. If so I wouldn't pay the high cost of installing rods. If it doesn't and you can't get it then you might want to look into it. Get a good person to do the work and inspect not only the work but compare bill to material. Many companies out there will sell you something you didn't receive. Invest time on Internet looking at sound quality material used before hand so you know what they are talking about.<br><b>References : </b><br> Years ago almost all farm houses had lighting rods. Now days it is very UN-common.
First I would check and make sure your home owner insurance covers all damage caused by a lighting strike. If so I wouldn’t pay the high cost of installing rods.
If it doesn’t and you can’t get it then you might want to look into it. Get a good person to do the work and inspect not only the work but compare bill to material. Many companies out there will sell you something you didn’t receive. Invest time on Internet looking at sound quality material used before hand so you know what they are talking about.
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