info on lightning rod protection
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James White
Have a nuisance?Im 4 hire
Everyone should have them,and more importanly ,you get a reduced rate on your homeowners insurance.
Check out add #191 under services.
Check out add #191 under services.
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Kain99
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Modern Lightning Rod corp. Mechanicsville
Aimhigh2000
Active Member
Rods
I was gonna say, check for a business in Mechanicsville. My house has them, and I am sure that the installer must have earned his retirement in Golden Beach. Lawdy I think he had a good sales day when he stumbled into there. I have never seen so many houses with the rods in my life! Honey got some nookie that night!
I was gonna say, check for a business in Mechanicsville. My house has them, and I am sure that the installer must have earned his retirement in Golden Beach. Lawdy I think he had a good sales day when he stumbled into there. I have never seen so many houses with the rods in my life! Honey got some nookie that night!
James White
Have a nuisance?Im 4 hire
They do a great job,But we also offer those services to..lol
I know they stay busy and company is based out of North Carolina,Their local guy is the one Kaine posted,actually getting work from the home base there,That is how busy they are,so we doing these as to their specs helps them out.
I know they stay busy and company is based out of North Carolina,Their local guy is the one Kaine posted,actually getting work from the home base there,That is how busy they are,so we doing these as to their specs helps them out.
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Kain99
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Very important! Super - Very important. Please see James White for info as I got my butt smacked for recommending "Modern" I thought James was a Pet Detective but I must be wrong.
James White
Have a nuisance?Im 4 hire
It felt good to didnt it Kaine..lol
We do wildlife...But always have done trees,shrubs,minor repairs to houses ,and Lightning rods.etc.It all actually falls under service to our clients....And really falls under protection we can offer at professional levels for total protection for their home.Some things we dont do,like building a deck..lol
All part of a wildlife management program.Trees cause wildlife problems like shrubs,high grass,and storm damage do when they affect your house,barn or whatever.
It aint like being a dog catcher.
We do wildlife...But always have done trees,shrubs,minor repairs to houses ,and Lightning rods.etc.It all actually falls under service to our clients....And really falls under protection we can offer at professional levels for total protection for their home.Some things we dont do,like building a deck..lol
All part of a wildlife management program.Trees cause wildlife problems like shrubs,high grass,and storm damage do when they affect your house,barn or whatever.
It aint like being a dog catcher.
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Kain99
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Hmmmm sounds like you need to hire a "GOOD" web site designer to reflect all of your services!
RodRugg
Active Member
Lightening rods are nice features but just remember: they do NOT keep lightening away! If you think this you WILL regret it. Believe me. My dad found this out the hard way. He got a bundle of lightening rods at a swap meet and he put them everywhere he didn't want stuff to get shocked up. He put them all over the house and next to the well pump and drilled some into the trees. A bunch of stuff got ruined and some of the siding on the house got melted. A big tree got split in half and knocked down some electrical wires. If you need some lightening they are good but they will NOT keep lightening away.
James White
Have a nuisance?Im 4 hire
"PROPERLY INSTALLLED"
They will protect the areas they are installed on,And are effective to 96.7 percent.
They will protect the areas they are installed on,And are effective to 96.7 percent.
James White
Have a nuisance?Im 4 hire
Ken,I thought the same thing for many years ,til I actually did alot educating myself to lightning and the different types of lightning.Maybe this might help.
Lightning rods were originally developed by Benjamin Franklin. A lightning rod is very simple -- it's a pointed metal rod attached to the roof of a building. The rod might be an inch (2 cm) in diameter. It connects to a huge piece of copper or aluminum wire that's also an inch or so in diameter. The wire is connected to a conductive grid buried in the ground nearby.
The purpose of lightning rods is often misunderstood. Many people believe that lightning rods "attract" lightning. It is better stated to say that lightning rods provide a low-resistance path to ground that can be used to conduct the enormous electrical currents when lightning strikes occur. If lightning strikes, the system attempts to carry the harmful electrical current away from the structure and safely to ground. The system has the ability to handle the enormous electrical current associated with the strike. If the strike contacts a material that is not a good conductor, the material will suffer massive heat damage. The lightning-rod system is an excellent conductor and thus allows the current to flow to ground without causing any heat damage.
Lightning can "jump around" when it strikes. This "jumping" is associated with the electrical potential of the strike target with respect to the earth's potential. The lightning can strike and then "seek" a path of least resistance by jumping around to nearby objects that provide a better path to ground. If the strike occurs near the lightning-rod system, the system will have a very low-resistance path and can then receive a "jump," diverting the strike current to ground before it can do any more damage.
As you can see, the purpose of the lightning rod is not to attract lightning -- it merely provides a safe option for the lightning strike to choose. This may sound a little picky, but it's not if you consider that the lightning rods only become relevant when a strike occurs or immediately after a strike occurs. Regardless of whether or not a lightning-rod system is present, the strike will still occur.
If the structure that you are attempting to protect is out in an open, flat area, you often create a lightning protection system that uses a very tall lightning rod. This rod should be taller than the structure. If the area finds itself in a strong electric field, the tall rod can begin sending up positive streamers in an attempt to dissipate the electric field. While it is not a given that the rod will always conduct the lightning discharged in the immediate area, it does have a better possibility than the structure. Again, the goal is to provide a low-resistance path to ground in an area that has the possibility to receive a strike. This possibility arises from the strength of the electric field generated by the storm clouds.
Lightning rods were originally developed by Benjamin Franklin. A lightning rod is very simple -- it's a pointed metal rod attached to the roof of a building. The rod might be an inch (2 cm) in diameter. It connects to a huge piece of copper or aluminum wire that's also an inch or so in diameter. The wire is connected to a conductive grid buried in the ground nearby.
The purpose of lightning rods is often misunderstood. Many people believe that lightning rods "attract" lightning. It is better stated to say that lightning rods provide a low-resistance path to ground that can be used to conduct the enormous electrical currents when lightning strikes occur. If lightning strikes, the system attempts to carry the harmful electrical current away from the structure and safely to ground. The system has the ability to handle the enormous electrical current associated with the strike. If the strike contacts a material that is not a good conductor, the material will suffer massive heat damage. The lightning-rod system is an excellent conductor and thus allows the current to flow to ground without causing any heat damage.
Lightning can "jump around" when it strikes. This "jumping" is associated with the electrical potential of the strike target with respect to the earth's potential. The lightning can strike and then "seek" a path of least resistance by jumping around to nearby objects that provide a better path to ground. If the strike occurs near the lightning-rod system, the system will have a very low-resistance path and can then receive a "jump," diverting the strike current to ground before it can do any more damage.
As you can see, the purpose of the lightning rod is not to attract lightning -- it merely provides a safe option for the lightning strike to choose. This may sound a little picky, but it's not if you consider that the lightning rods only become relevant when a strike occurs or immediately after a strike occurs. Regardless of whether or not a lightning-rod system is present, the strike will still occur.
If the structure that you are attempting to protect is out in an open, flat area, you often create a lightning protection system that uses a very tall lightning rod. This rod should be taller than the structure. If the area finds itself in a strong electric field, the tall rod can begin sending up positive streamers in an attempt to dissipate the electric field. While it is not a given that the rod will always conduct the lightning discharged in the immediate area, it does have a better possibility than the structure. Again, the goal is to provide a low-resistance path to ground in an area that has the possibility to receive a strike. This possibility arises from the strength of the electric field generated by the storm clouds.
Yep, I've read that and undersatnd the purpose of the lightening rod. But the fact that you have now created many paths of least resistance for the electricity on your house it seems likely that it makes it an easier target for the lightening to find. To each his own, I'll take my chances without them, but then again I don't live on a knoll out in the middle of a field either.
sleuth
Livin' Like Thanksgivin'
I figure my house is the lowest house in the surrounding area, and I'm surrounded by tall trees as well on all sides.
And if I get hit by lightening... if I blow a few fuses that's ok by me. I'll just get new electronics from the insurance company.
Guess I just have to hope for no fires.
Sleuth, if you get hit it will be more then a few fuses, lightening has about 21 gigawatts of power and will propel you "Back To The Future".Originally posted by sleuth14
I figure my house is the lowest house in the surrounding area, and I'm surrounded by tall trees as well on all sides.
And if I get hit by lightening... if I blow a few fuses that's ok by me. I'll just get new electronics from the insurance company.
Guess I just have to hope for no fires.