Quite a storm in St. Charles. Never got a warning from the weather radio or from the Code Red Notification system.

We live in Collier. We have a surge protector on the service entrance and individual surge protectors on electronic pieces in the house. Last night, the storm toasted the surge protector for our TV and stereo equipment. No equipment damage - better to lose a $50 surge protector than our equipment.

Whole house surge protectors are not enough. Be sure to add individual surge protectors at your equipment locations.

Don

Thanks for the reminder. To the store we go today!

surge protectors didn't help my neighbor. her modem was knocked out and garage door opener not working despite both being attached to surge protectors. apparently lightning struck right outside her house

What village? We were able to reset everything except our irritation, I mean irrigation, system. $150 and we are good to go.

Sure am breathing just a "little" easier after having Triangle install lightning rods last week.

Do you know what type and gauge of wire braid they attached to the ground stakes - and how far down the ground stakes were driven?

I also have lightning rods and am not worried by lightning anymore. We had one strike no more than 30 yards from the house - onto the fairway of the golf course. Simaltaneous flash and thunder! Herbie, the Shiu-tsu, scrambled into Mrs. Trap's lap and would not move.

Me too!!! I also had a surge protection system installed earlier in the year.

I now have peace of mine knowing that I did all I could, to keep my house from being affected.

It was a doozy, as the television went out for 20 minutes.

I don't know what gauge of wire braid, but I do know the down rods are ten feet deep. Here are the specs that they use:
http://www.tlpfl.com/images/LPManual.pdf