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Old 06-18-2023, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Wondering View Post
You/we live in the lightening capital of the US. Twenty years ago when they ran gas line into the attics and lightening hit a house, it would burn the entire structure if wood framed and entire roof if it was block and stucco. Then they went to all electric. So, if you have plastic gas lines in your attic, you will be susceptible to serious damage if hit by lightening.
All of the new builds down south of 44 have gas lines in the attic. I love gas stoves, but wish the gas line wasn’t in our attic.