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Originally Posted by 2BNTV
....Is this a sign I should get lightning rods and surge protection?...Please advise.
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I'm sitting here looking at a check from my homeowner's insurance company for damage from an electrical sure during an afternoon storm on June 11. Thank goodness I had a robust surge protector installed shortly after we moved in. That limited our cost to the amount of our deductible.
In our case, the damage occurred when the lightning surge hit outside underground wiring. The surge protector worked to block the surge from entering the house, but an outside circuit, a couple GFI's and an outdoor refrigerator were damaged.
Had the surge occurred within the first five years after installation of the surge protector,
ALL damage would have been paid for by an insurance policy attached to to surge protector. In the future I'm just going to replace the surge protector every five years to renew the coverage of that special policy.
'Nuff said??