[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by jazzy48

Thought I'd share our recent experience putting our home back together after a lightning strike on Saturday afternoon. We lost our A/C, thermostat, garage door opener, sprinkler system, one computer and the cable box on one TV.

First, SECO was here within 30 minutes after we called. They checked all the lines coming into the house and all of the breakers. All were functional, so we began our search for repairs. BTW, SECO will be installing a surge protector this week!

Munn's got here after 8pm. As our home reached 86 inside, they replaced the "fried" control panel in the A/C and installed a new thermostat. We are so glad that we have them as our heating/cooling contractor. They were positively fantastic.

Through TOTV, we found our next two awesome contractors!

For the garage door opener, we tried to call Ro-Mac. No emergency numbers available - just leave a message. As I searched TOTV, the name James Anderson came up several times. Fortunately, he was willing to come out Saturday night. He quickly had the door opener taken apart, repaired, and reassembled, in addition to adjusting the springs because he didn't think they were right, checked the electric eyes, and reprogrammed our openers. He did a great job, and I'm grateful to everyone who has posted about him on TOTV. We'll use him from now on.

Today, as our final repair, James Baumgartner came to repair the sprinkler system. Another excellent professional we found thanks to the posters on TOTV. He showed up ahead of schedule, went right to work, and had the new control panel installed quickly. He programmed all of the settings, and checked the rain sensor as well.

Again, thanks to TOTV for this forum and the posters for their recommendations!

Thank you for your very informative post. I am glad that the folks who lived there weren't harmed and still have such a positive attitude.