[Altavia]

FYI/If I understand correctly, the manufacturer of CCST is recommending consideration LPS in lightening prone areas?

Depending upon conditions specific to the location of the structure in which the Gastite system is being installed, including but not limited to whether the area is prone to lightning, the owner of the structure should consider whether a lightning protection system is necessary or appropriate.

Maybe The Villages should consider offering/including a LPS for homes with gas lines in the attic as recommended by the gas line manufacturer.

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[Grinchie]

What a great thread! Thank you, to all the posters; I learned so much & will investigate surge protectors & system.
(Currently, I just unplug appliances & computers.) Y’all did an awesome job - I Appreciate the lesson.

[jrref]

Originally Posted by susankchittum@gmail.com

Our villa in Dunedin was struck by lightning 3 years ago, made a shoebox-size hole in the roof. We were out of state, our neighbor called us, my husband flew in the next day, and the following day a roofer was out to assess the damage and cover the roof until repairs could be made. An electrician came out the same day to replace the thermostat and get the a/c running again. We had NO problem getting contractors to respond in an emergency.

I'm glad that all worked out for you. So, clean-up, tarp on the roof, whatever is needed to stabilize the home is done immediately by your insurance company. The strike in Fenney last year was like yours, minor damage to the structure but a lot of damage to the HVAC and electronics in the home. Fire department tarped the small hole in the roof and the homeowner got everything repaired in a couple of weeks time.

I was addressing situations where the home has major damage like the one recently in Charlotte or if the home burns down to the ground. Construction of that magnitude takes time to settle with your insurance company and you need to engage many construction trades to repair your home. As mentioned, speaking first hand to some people here in the Villages who have had significant damage, it can take up to a year to repair everything and get back into the home.

[jrref]

In the Villages News this morning:
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Firefighters from The Villages Public Safety Department stopped the spread of a blaze to other units after a lightning strike at a courtyard villa. Units from the fire department were called at 11:47 p.m. Monday to the home at 1336 La Jolla Circle in the Rio Grande Villas near the Rio Grande Family Pool.
It is the second major fire ignited by lightning within a week in The Villages. The other fire was in the Village of Charlotte.
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google "1336 La Jolla Circle in the Rio Grande Villas" to see the pictures and the article.

[djlnc]

I was curious about these CMCE lightning 'suppression' gadgets so I looked around and found this lengthy video about them. They seem to be in use and accepted. I understand the idea of neutralizing the charge - at least in the immediate area of the device, but they claim coverage up to 100 meters. Does it seem feasible that it can suck in ions from such an area? See what you think...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRqY_QZaFGQ

[mrf0151]

Originally Posted by Slakeforest

Is there a contractor that is recommended for lightning rods installation?

Most definitely Danny Mack with A-1 Lightening. He did ours with full copper 3 years ago. Highest quality materials and was the best price by far.
Seems to be a lot of experts chiming in here. This is his field of expertise, and he will give you if you want, quite an education.

[ElDiabloJoe]

I use the Lightning app on my iPhone. Icon is a black bolt on a yellow background. Does a great job of letting me know where lightning is hitting in a miles-wide radius and you can zoom in to see almost exactly where the hits are. Great for watching the progress of a storm also as the clusters of lightning show the directionality of the storm.

No, not the developer nor do I receive any commission on the app. Besides, it's free.

[Susan Garbarino]

Originally Posted by jrref

You are absolutely correct. When lightning strikes anything, home, tree, ground, etc, meaning cloud to ground strike, we always hear a loud bang depending on how close it is to our house. But if it hits an object we usually see a fire and that tells us what happened. On the other hand if your home had a LPS for example, and lightning hit and was safely shunted to ground, unless you were actually standing outside your house at that moment, you would not know what actually happened. The Villages Lightning Study Group has I believe 16 documented cases of homes that the owners believed were hit by lightning. From one we have the damaged lightning rod, and in the others there was some evidence of the grounding cable getting hot and scortching a bush branch touching the wire.

Where can I find the date and location of the next presentation by your club, please?

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Susan Garbarino

Where can I find the date and location of the next presentation by your club, please?

Post #55 might help.

[jrref]

Originally Posted by Susan Garbarino

Where can I find the date and location of the next presentation by your club, please?

We just did one at that last POA meeting. They didn't record it but here is last years meeting. Basically the same presentation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJMLyywdB0A&t=1686s

[EviesGP]

3 Neighbors were hit on Friday night. Next door had their lamppost hit, and irrigation controller zapped. 2 doors down killed both their TVs, fridge, and garage door opener. 3 doors down, she lost an electric recliner. We got lucky. I'm going to look into the surge protector at the meter.

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by jrref

We just did one at that last POA meeting. They didn't record it but here is last years meeting. Basically the same presentation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJMLyywdB0A&t=1686s

Is the presentation available?

[RobertScott]

Sadly one result of this thread is that A1 must be buried, as I contacted them on their website a few days ago with no response.

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by RobertScott

Sadly one result of this thread is that A1 must be buried, as I contacted them on their website a few days ago with no response.

Try John Sherlock (he may be retired by now).

(407) 552-2283
(317) 478-3286
1-888-670-0781


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