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Sicknotto 06-16-2014 03:03 PM
Lightning rods on homes that were struck?
 
Does anyone know if the homes that were recently struck by lightning had lightning rods installed on their homes?

Bogie Shooter 06-16-2014 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Sicknotto (Post 893984)
Does anyone know if the homes that were recently struck by lightning had lightning rods installed on their homes?
they don't appear in the photos on villages news.

bike42 06-16-2014 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 893988)
they don't appear in the photos on villages news.
In the article's pictures, there's not enough of the roof left to see whether there were lightning rods. The roof of the house next door does not appear to have them. Does anyone know if the burnt house had them???

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The article says "An RV camper with a propane tank, which was parked in the home’s garage, exploded during the fire." So even though the house did not have gas lines in the attic, gas apparently was an issue in this fire.

champion6 06-16-2014 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Sicknotto (Post 893984)
Does anyone know if the homes that were recently struck by lightning had lightning rods installed on their homes?
I might be wrong, but I think only one house was hit by lightning. It was destroyed by the fire. Several other lightning strikes occurred on the ground between homes. They sustained damage to electrical devices. Big difference.

Bonanza 06-17-2014 01:16 AM
The house in Pinellas did not have lightning rods.

graciegirl 06-17-2014 04:53 AM
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Originally Posted by champion6 (Post 894122)
I might be wrong, but I think only one house was hit by lightning. It was destroyed by the fire. Several other lightning strikes occurred on the ground between homes. They sustained damage to electrical devices. Big difference.


This is the ninth home here in The Villages completely destroyed by a lightning strike in the last eight years.

karostay 06-17-2014 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 894266)
This is the ninth home here in The Villages completely destroyed by a lightning strike in the last eight years.
We thought sink holes were a problem

Skip2MySue 06-17-2014 10:46 AM
Just wondering
 
If the house that was hit by lighting would have had lightning rods installed would it have been enough to prevent the fire?
Skip 2

Taltarzac725 06-17-2014 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Skip2MySue (Post 894445)
If the house that was hit by lighting would have had lightning rods installed would it have been enough to prevent the fire?
Skip 2
This is a good article.

How To Prevent Lightning Damage, by Jefferson Kolle - Old-House Journal

Skip2MySue 06-17-2014 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 894455)
Thanks "T", Based on the info provided I'm now going to start another thread to get recommendations on installers that our neighbors have used in the past. This is pretty major protection and we want to make sure it's done right.
Skip

Taltarzac725 06-17-2014 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Skip2MySue (Post 894611)
Thanks "T", Based on the info provided I'm now going to start another thread to get recommendations on installers that our neighbors have used in the past. This is pretty major protection and we want to make sure it's done right.
Skip

Good plan.


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