"volts500" wrote in message m...

"TURTLE" wrote in message
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This is Turtle.

just a thought here.

Do you really want a 30 foot rod up in the air that has a wire leeding
direct to your bath tub and when or if lightening ever
stricks it. You are in the direct path of 10,000 volts of electricity. So
is true with every plumbing fixiture in your home will be
in the direct path of 10,000 volts. I would not want to hook up my bath
tub to a 30 foot lightening rod in the air. Now if you feel
luck , well go for it.

TURTLE

During a lightning storm, talking on a corded telephone, taking a shower,
washing hands or doing dishes, and/or contact with conductive surfaces is
not recommended in _any_ building. Unplug any electric equipment (including
phone, cable, antenna, etc.) _before_ a lightning storm, _not_ during one.
Failure to ground an antenna will _guarantee_, should the antenna be struck,
that a destructive path will occur. _Not_ bonding grounding systems
together will also guarantee that potentials will exist between different
systems during a strike, leading to destructive current paths. Don't let
fear of the unknown, or lack of common sense (like taking a shower during a
lightning storm) lead to decisions that result in conditions that are worse
than not grounding and bonding the antenna to the electric system.


This is Turtle.

Yes, Ground the antenna to the ground system of the electric and to a ground rod , but not to the water pipes in the home. This is
just putting the water system in the path of the strick. If doing so puts every water outlet a point of the electric strick. You
have enough with the electrical system and i would not add the bathrooms towlet, kitchen sinks, and every water outlet. This maybe
over kill here but just a added measure.

TURTLE

P.S. And don't wash your hands during a electric storm if you have your water system hooked up to the gounding system.



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