How could the TV break when lightning struck the outside of the house?
2007-03-19 05:17:54 · 11 answers · asked by Jack 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
P.S. To JAN and lunatic, I gave thumbs down by accident. Sorry.
2007-03-19 05:32:01 · update #1
This happens quite often in areas where there is lots of lightning. When lightning strikes your house or near your house, it causes a "surge" of electrical current to come into your house via the internal wiring of the house. TV'S, VCR'S, Computer's, portable phones, stereo equipment, etc are more susceptible to this. However, some times it damages larger appliances such as electric stoves, refrigerator etc. If you are filing insurance for damages, wait a few days and make sure no other equipment in your home is damaged. Sometimes it's a delayed action, and other equipment in the home comes up being damaged.
2007-03-19 05:34:29 · answer #1 · answered by J. P. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The lightning could have surged through your electrical wires or cable wires that go to your tv. That's why you need a surge protector to run your tv cables into before they go to your tv and to run your power chords through before it goes to your tv. You really should run most of your expensive media type appliances through a surge protector. It not only can go through the power or cable lines, but it can also go through your phone lines and fry the modem in your computer. So it's good to have the phone line in your house connected to a surge protector before it goes to your computer.
Most surge protectors have a warranty to cover X amount of damages. Make sure to mail in the warranty and keep a copy of it and your receipt of the surge protector and they should pay for any damages you have due to a surge if their surge protector fails.
You should be able to file the damage to your insurance company if it meets your deductible and your insurance covers lightning strikes.
2007-03-19 06:23:44 · answer #2 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lightning will have sent a charge down your arial cable blowing your TV out, tough luck dude.
2007-03-19 05:32:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The electrical current from the lightening found it's way to either the antenna/dish wire, the TV cable, or the electrical wiring and made it's way to the TV on its way to ground. You should have surge protection on all of your sensitive electronic devices.
Depending on the value of your TV and the deductible on your homeowners insurance, you may want to put in a claim.
2007-03-19 05:25:07 · answer #4 · answered by lunatic 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Your TV was defective, check with the place you bought it. They should replace it. There should have been a device built in to protect your TV from power surge damage. We also had a TV ruined by lightening and the store we purchased it from took it back and gave us a new one. That was many years ago too. Best of luck to you.
2007-03-19 05:24:47 · answer #5 · answered by JAN 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, well actually Thor, I believe. Make sure the lightning rod that Benjamin Franklin installed is working properly.
2016-03-29 06:14:39 · answer #6 · answered by Patricia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably the electrical surge that went into the house and then along the wires.......
2007-03-19 05:21:11 · answer #7 · answered by silverearth1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
caused by power surge
2007-03-19 05:49:01 · answer #8 · answered by traveller 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe it struck the arial or satelite dish...
2007-03-19 05:21:41 · answer #9 · answered by krie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
POWER SURGE..
2007-03-19 05:21:25 · answer #10 · answered by HEAR TO HELP 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋