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Old 07-28-2024, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Altavia View Post
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.
If I get LPS it will be on out side of my roof.