Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Who installed your lightning protection system (LPS)? Were they listed by UL with LPI "Master Installers"? Was they system inspected every three to five years? The only failures that we hear of are LPS not installed to the national standard on lightning, NFPA-780, Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems. NFPA 780 also calls for surge protection on the electric meter or panel and secondary protection on appliance and electronics. Did you have any such protection? Beware of door-to-door sales who are not UL or LPI.
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Tie a 1 iron golf club to your roof, even God can't hit that!
(Can't beat the old ones!) |
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Was the fire department called? Is this an area with natural gas?
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Lee Trevino is quoted as saying that. And it was Lee Trevino that was struck by lightning in 1975 while playing in Western Open, Oakbrook, IL. This led to a back injury that hampered his career.
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Thunder is sound caused by lightning, I believe. But, that is not very important. It is important to have lightning rods installed in your home to protect yourself. I could also pay for itself in damages to the home and expensive electronics.
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Sorry, I can't believe that lightning rods do NOT work. Farmers are not stupid about their property and they put lightning rods all over their houses and barns.
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So TRUE !!!!!!
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Most parts of the US do NOT need lightning rods. As was stated central Florida is a world leader in lightning strikes. Florida is like a big ISLAND surrounded by water that is producing clouds that carry rain and static electricity. The clouds pass over Florida which is higher (marginally) than sea level and they drop both their rain and static electricity ( lightning).
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So, NASA wasted time and money putting them around launch pads and on water supply towers?
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I just bring this site up when lightning storm approached. Real Time Lightning Map :: LightningMaps.org |
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I'd suggest that anyone who doesn't have a metal roof, should have a lightning rod on the top of their house. Metal roofs provide significant damage protection from lightning already. |
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Approvals?
Do we need approvals from The Villages to install lightning rods on our homes?
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