I have surge protectors on the computer to protect it from shorting out, but every time there's a lightning strike, the phone lines and the electrical wires in the house become affected.
The telephone repairman just replaced a section of the phone line that was fried from the last lighning strike.
Obviously, I don't want the house to burn down from an electrical fire, but what can I do to protect it from lightning strikes?
2007-06-27 04:51:35 · 4 answers · asked by Rainbow 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Multiple lightning rods *with sharp tips*, thick cable, deep grounding. Surge protectors *with high ratings* between anything of value and the power line. There are phone surge protectors.
Your electrician should be able to inset a master surge protector panel between the outside line and your distribution box.
Lightning rods will ball tips were a patent avoidance scheme. They are substantially inferior to sharp tips.
2007-06-27 05:01:58 · answer #1 · answered by Uncle Al 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lightning rods are designed to keep lightning from striking your house. On the other hand though I dont have one, my family has a problem where the lightning will strike the cable line outside and it will fry our computer and TVs.
2007-06-27 11:59:15 · answer #2 · answered by Becca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you should put a rod up cause that will protect the house from being struck . good luck I know how scary that can be .
2007-06-27 11:58:17 · answer #3 · answered by Kate T. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never seen or heard any good evidence that lightning rods do any good. Nobody installs them anymore.
2007-06-27 14:34:31 · answer #4 · answered by XOUT 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋