replying to John Rumm, Iggy wrote:
1 - Seems unlikely? What if there's a plumbing leak, rain flooding into the
basement or an overflowing washer? Thanks but no thanks for that "fun" in a
lightning storm.

2 - Yep, that's why I said "could".

3 - Of course, I don't disagree with better protection, but there's absolutely
no such thing as redundancy. A 2nd rod and connection would send power into 1
earth, through the entire building's appliances and out the other earth...you
just fried every device and person in contact with any device.

4 - Again, the more rods and distance just becomes further reach and obtaining
what was missed before. You unwittingly turn the system into a lightning
arrestor and melt the incapable earthing entirely.

5 - I just demonstrated the more rods failure. But how is saying, find out
what you have before doing any such nonsense, nonsense? He very well could be
extremely low already and doesn't know it. Earthing of only a certain
resistance range is needed, anything more kills its operation and anything
less changes nor improves nothing...he, uncommonly, has 2 for a reason.

6 - Sorry but, that's absolutely wrong. A rather large area (bigger than the
whole house) will be energized by lightning or even a power-line. Why do you
think they say to stay off corded telephones, earthed appliances and that's
including computers during lightning storms? Not new stuff.

7 - I appreciate your points, but you desperately need an Earthing Refresher.
You have some very bad information. Thus why, PME's are banned for broad area
situations.

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