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Old 04-14-2012, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Oren L Miller View Post
He said you really want all of your neighbors to get them. You don't want them yourself. Do you really want to attract lightning to come through the roof of your house. I think not. He did recommend the SECO ground fault protection on the electric meter. We had that installed for piece of mind. We hope to never know if it works.
Gee, I never thought about being the only lightning rod in the neighborhood and attracting lightning to my home. Thanks for pointing that out. But I will look into the SECO ground fault.

Are there any other lightning-protection things we ought to be aware of?
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