On Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 2:14:48 PM UTC-4, westom wrote:
On Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 1:25:57 PM UTC-4, trader_4 wrote:
I said from the start that the correct strategy is a
tiered solution.

Apparently due to tears, trader_4 failed to learn what tiered means. Every layer of protection is defined by the earth ground - defined by what absorbs energy.

More nonsense. Part of that tier is the surge protection in the appliance
itself. It's earth ground is back at the panel grounding system, exactly
the same as a plug-in surge protector, which again NIST and IEEE show
as part of the tiered strategy.




A 'whole house' solution is the 'secondary' protection layer. As defined by the homeowners single point earth ground.





The 'primary' protection layer should be inspected. Picturs demonstrate what a homeowner should inspect:
http://www.tvtower.com/fpl.html



OMG, everyone should look at that one. ROFL. Every homeowner should
start inspecting utility poles?




Every protection tier is defined by what absorbs that energy - earth ground.

Really? Then explain to us how the protection inside appliances, which
you acknowledge exists and is effective, can work. That protection is
the last tier. It's earth ground is exactly the same as the earth ground
of a plug-in. That's why I, NIST, IEEE can explain how both types work
and a panel mounted one too.



Not defined by protectors that have no earth ground.

See above.


trader_4 has again taken what is recommended out of context - because he never did this stuff.

The 'art' of protection is earthing. That (and not near zero protectors) defines effective protection. Some facilities that cannot have damage may have no protectors. But every such facility has what is always required for protection - what defines each tier - earth ground.

See above.