When lightning strikes your home, the primary risk to the structure is fire and electrical damage. Even just a single lightning strike can cause a lot of damage to your home. A lightning protection system is a collection of different components designed to protect your home.
System Components
A lightning protection system includes lightning rods, metal conductors, ground electrodes, and all the electrical connectors and supports for each of these parts. The system is designed to ground the force of the lightning strike by creating a path of less resistance to ground than the structure of your home. Systems can be as simple and inexpensive as one lightning rod with a grounded cable, to multiple lightning rods placed all over your roof with multiple grounded electrodes. You typically choose a system that fits the size of your home, with the larger size of your house determining how many components you will need.Structure Height
Since taller structures are more prone to lightning strikes, you will most likely pay a premium for lightning protection systems for home two stories or higher. Likewise, systems for single-level houses are usually less expensive.Damage to Equipment
Although you may have surge protectors on all your computer equipment or electrical devices, they may not protect you in the event of a powerful lightning strike. In this case you may want to invest in a surge or lightning arrester, a surge protector for your electrical box. Although this will add to the cost of your lightning protection system, it is better than losing important data on a computer or the whole computer.Refer a Pro who does this service and receive an Amazon Gift Card!
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