[Altavia]

Will be making calls on Monday - are any approvals required prior to installing a lightening protection system?

[Joe V.]

Originally Posted by Robbie0723

Will be making calls on Monday - are any approvals required prior to installing a lightening protection system?

I called Community Standards yesterday about this. They said no approval necessary for lightning rod protection systems on your roof..

Here is their information for contact if you want to enquirer yourself:


984 Old Mill Run
The Villages, FL 32162

Community Standards
Phone: 352-751-3912
Fax: 352-751-6707


Business Hours:
8am to 5pm, EST
Monday – Friday
Excluding Holidays

[Bilyclub]

2 houses hit in the last 2 weeks. I'm sure the installers are getting a little busier.

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by Joe V.

I called Community Standards yesterday about this. They said no approval necessary for lightning rod protection systems on your roof..

Here is their information for contact if you want to enquirer yourself:


984 Old Mill Run
The Villages, FL 32162

Community Standards
Phone: 352-751-3912
Fax: 352-751-6707


Business Hours:
8am to 5pm, EST
Monday – Friday
Excluding Holidays

Thanks!

[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by Robbie0723

Will be making calls on Monday - are any approvals required prior to installing a lightening protection system?

What is the age of your roof? The reason I ask is the lightning protection system will need to be removed and reinstalled after the new roof is installed, and I would check to see if this would interfere with any warranty for the new roof.

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

What is the age of your roof? The reason I ask is the lightning protection system will need to be removed and reinstalled after the new roof is installed, and I would check to see if this would interfere with any warranty for the new roof.

Good point, new home in this case.

[LuckyS]

Is it true, due to the soil here the lightning rods aren't effective. Could a non-biased expert chime in?

[LateBoomer]

Lightning

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by LuckyS

Is it true, due to the soil here the lightning rods aren't effective. Could a non-biased expert chime in?

Google is your friend.

[villagetinker]

I am a former electric utility engineer, we had to do lots of lightening protection for substations and occasionally large metal poles. In general at locations with substandard ground resistance there were special means used to get good ground connection so we had good lightning protection. Special protection could include extra deep ground rods, chemicals added to 'ground wells' to decrease the resistance to earth, and finally very extensive ground mats that consisted of 4-0 copper wires in a grid layout. Florida soils tend to have a lots of sand which is an insulator, so it seems reasonable that you may need extra depth ground rods or many more ground rods. I am NOT an expert in these systems, just presenting some experience from my work in the electric industry.

[Dan9871]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

I am a former electric utility engineer, we had to do lots of lightening protection for substaextra depth ground rods or many more ground rods..

Our house as 3 ground rods for the lighting rods. Our installer measured the ground resistance after the installation. I forgot what the reading as but is was within the specification requirements.

[villagetinker]

Glad to hear that, just out of curiosity, do they do periodic tests, say every 5 years?

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

I am a former electric utility engineer, we had to do lots of lightening protection for substations and occasionally large metal poles. In general at locations with substandard ground resistance there were special means used to get good ground connection so we had good lightning protection. Special protection could include extra deep ground rods, chemicals added to 'ground wells' to decrease the resistance to earth, and finally very extensive ground mats that consisted of 4-0 copper wires in a grid layout. Florida soils tend to have a lots of sand which is an insulator, so it seems reasonable that you may need extra depth ground rods or many more ground rods. I am NOT an expert in these systems, just presenting some experience from my work in the electric industry.

Interesting point...

In Southeast, Ground Rods May Not Protect Homes Against Lightning - News - University of Florida

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

I am a former electric utility engineer, we had to do lots of lightening protection for substations and occasionally large metal poles. In general at locations with substandard ground resistance there were special means used to get good ground connection so we had good lightning protection. Special protection could include extra deep ground rods, chemicals added to 'ground wells' to decrease the resistance to earth, and finally very extensive ground mats that consisted of 4-0 copper wires in a grid layout. Florida soils tend to have a lots of sand which is an insulator, so it seems reasonable that you may need extra depth ground rods or many more ground rods. I am NOT an expert in these systems, just presenting some experience from my work in the electric industry.

Interesting point...

In Southeast, Ground Rods May Not Protect Homes Against Lightning - News - University of Florida

[Dan9871]

Yes, about every 5 years they check the wires, roof and resistance.

Originally Posted by villagetinker

Glad to hear that, just out of curiosity, do they do periodic tests, say every 5 years?