Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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That’s the age old question. Do you have any information to back that up? Far as I know, it’s all hit or miss. Lightening goes wherever it’s at when the time comes. As there are houses with LPS that stand next to a house that does not have LPS, the non protected house gets hit, the LPS house does not. Weird, I know.
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I live in DeLuna. There are quite a few homes here with an LPS, but of course the majority do not as in all villages. The storm was especially wicked that night (Saturday not Friday). Monday night we also had 5” of rain in less than two hours along with even more intense lightning than Saturday night. On Saturday night though we had not only that villa struck, but also a street sign at the entrance to one of the two for our veranda neighborhood knocked down with a strike and a water main broken at that spot too. Our veranda neighborhood lost water for awhile, with some of us getting it back sooner than others. It was truly the worst night of lightning we’ve had in our three summers here so far. The storm on Monday night filled our ponds to almost overflowing, and gave us some ponds where we normally only have them after a hurricane. It’s been a wild few days!
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What insurance co?
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The villages has approx 75k homes. 11 have been struck by lightning in the last 12 months. Chances are still VERY small that your home gets hit …..I hear this same chatter this time of the year that ya better order up some lightning rods……if ya got an extra $4k sitting around then order em up …… I’ll still take my chances without …….
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Lightening is prevalent in Florida, so on rare occasion houses will be struck by lightening. Since there are over 60,000 homes in The Villages, spread over 200 square miles, it is statistically anticipatable that on VERY RARE OCCASION, a Villages home will be struck by lightening.
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I don't know the answer to this question but I can say for sure A1 and Triangle Lightning protection, two of the companies installing system here in the Villages are always booked up many months out every year. The more strikes, resulting fires, and coverage in the news papers, the more people see the risk as real and the more get systems.
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Attachment 109621To re-cap, if the storm conditions are right and your house has the highest ground charge, your home will be hit, no question. The only thing lightning rods do is when the strike occurs, they will have the highest charge on your home and the lightning will strike the rods and not your roof. When lightning strikes your roof 99.9% or the time it will blow a hole in your roof, starting a fire, and ricochet around your attic like a bullet destroying everything in it's path looking for earth ground. Lightning rods don't attract lightning, your neighbors rods or tall trees won't protect your home and everyone around you will get an induced power surge destroying their electronic devices if they don't have adequate surge protection.
Getting hit by lightning is a low probability but here in Central Florida, the lightning capital of the USA, the risk is still low but great enough to be aware. Remember, lightning is unpredictable so although it may only strike and destroy a small number of homes, you will never know it that one stike will hit your home and if it does you will have that life changing experience recovering from it. It all comes down to your tolerance for risk. If you have a high tolerance, then do nothing and take your chances. If you have a lower tolerance for risk then spend the $2,000-$3,000 for a system and sleep better at night. Either way, it's important to be Aware of the facts so you can make an informed decision that suits your specific tolerance for risk. Again, these people decided to take their chances and did nothing. Last edited by jrref; Today at 08:05 AM. |
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I am personally aware of three strikes that did NOT start fires. (one hit my house while I was in the room, another left marks on the floor where my wife was standing, and the third required a lot of work convincing the insurance company that lightning does strike in central WA state)
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Also, many will say they were struck by lightning but in reality, they were not. What happeded was lightning struck near by their home and they got a Lightning Induced Power Surge. This is very common and happens almost every severe lightning storm we get. The home that got one in the Enclave the other night, no one will ever know about because there is no spectatular fire and nothing about it in the newspaper. I was told about it because the neighbor next store wanted information about a LPS and surge protection system after the hit. |
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Part 2 says "these things that stick up higher than the peak of your house, making your house the highest ground charge, will not attract the lightning." How is this so? |
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I'm sorry...but I also live in Deluna and I think there needs to be some clarification. Yes, the ponds were full during and right after the storm, but the pond drainage system works and a few hours later the ponds were back to their normal levels. The water retention areas that are dry outside of the rainy season have water. Everything worked exactly as it was supposed to.
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Wow … that must be the effects of the new “gentle” lightning strikes. 😀 Stay Safe
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