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Old 07-23-2024, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by motherflippinpicker View Post
We moved to The Villages on June 11th. Since moving here there have been many direct lightning strikes to homes, several with severe damage. Never in my life have I lived in a place with so many strikes. Is there a way to prevent or reduce our home's chance of being struck?

We moved here from Southern Florida, where the storms are extremely intense and still this is very different.
Lots of good posts on this subject regarding things to do: lighting rods (installed according to the CODE), exterior e-line surge protector, internal surge protectors on lead internal electrical circuits. We had A-1 Lightning do the rods. Excellent. Per the CODE.