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Originally Posted by pikeselectric
Hello Jrref, Just wanted to mention thank you for such a detailed and informative post! Unfortunately there is no protection from a direct strike. We have received calls to respond to electrical issues in the aftermath of direct or nearby strikes causing damage. We have also received an influx of calls from new and older homes/residents in The Villages interested to transition their home's gas appliances (range and dryer) to electric. Although we do not get involved with the removal/capping/shut off of gas lines into the home, we have recently received numerous calls per day to make this change, wonder if it is because of such circumstance? New built homes in the Newell, Lake Denham, and even Middleton community homes may still have specification to install lines/gas appliances. On the note of whole home surge protection - We offer whole home surge protection with the Eaton Ultra, you may have some knowledge on it, and have had great success with it protecting homes with surge damage from nearby strikes/power surges. I look forward to reading any other information you may post for education. - Casandra with Pike's Electric
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Thanks for your response. Yes, I've stated in the Villages Lightning Study Group presentations and here in this thread that there is no surge protection from a Direct Strike. But again, we have seen different intensity strikes here in the Villages. Some of the smaller strikes on homes may have had less damage to the electrical equipment in the home if they had good layered surge protection installed.
As far as the gas concerns, installing a Lightning Protection System by a UL Certified installer
will protect your home from a lightning strike and mitigate the problem with lightning strikes and the gas lines. We have a record of one person in the Villages who's home was struck with a lightning protection system installed and there was no damage to the home since the charge was directed safely to earth ground.
I had your company install the Eaton Ultra in my home here in Osceola Hills last year and your techs did a nice job. I also had the Eaton Ultra surge protector installed in my home in NY and it protected me from power surges we had serveral times over many years .