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Originally Posted by Altavia
The LPS is there to keep the house from burning down by giving any lightning strikes a very good low resistance path to ground.
You could think of it as a conductive umbrella over the structure.
Otherwise it moves through the structure potentially damaging/igniting any material in it's path. Things can get really bad if CSST gas line is in it's path.
It also can help reduce the likelihood of strikes from happening by the lightning rods in the air bleeding off some of charge as it builds up.
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To add, people don't realize when lightning strikes your home, it punches a hole in the roof, starts a fire, then ricochets around your attic like a bullet looking for earth ground which is why there is often significant other damage in addition to the fire. It can burn electrical wires in your walls, destroy plumbing, HVAC, etc.. And if you get in the way, it will kill you aswell. We have a documented story of a woman outside the Villages, washing dishes who was killed in her kitchen. Lightning is not something to fool around with.