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Originally Posted by MidWestIA
My friend had a lightning rod it got hit and started a fire in the attic
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Nothing man made is 100% effective but in addition if the LPS was not installed properly it may not work.
When a home is hit here in the Villages and it's a spectactular event, many homeowners see getting hit by lightning may be more of a reality here in the Villages and start getting estimates for a system. Unfortunately, there are many private individuals who are not UL certrified and trained by the Lightning Protection Institue to install these systems and do it incorrectly. They usually go door-to-door in these Villages soliciting work after a major strike.
If you had a lightning protection system installed by A1 Lightning Protection or Triangle Lightning Protection Systems, both UL Certified and trained and have a long positive history of installing these systems here in the Villages, both residential and commercial, then we would like to know about it and that would be a topic of discussion to see what actually happened. Unfortunately this industry is not regulated so you need to make sure whomever you hire is UL Certified and trained. A1 and Triangle have done work here in the Villages for many years and both participate in many activities and presentation in the Villages.