Hiya,
My sister recently had a bolt of lightning hit very near to her house. She
lost a number of electronic appliances as a result. My initial thought is
that she may not have a good ground for her house. I'm wondering if there
is a way to test it or is it mostly just a visual thing? As well, are whole
house surge protectors good for this type of application? I suspect not but
thought I'd ask. I'm in a high lightning area (2nd highest number in this
state, FL is no. 1) and really don't have any trees nearby so I'm beginning
to think maybe a separate ground system just for lightning protection might
make sense. Obviously I'd locate the ground rod as far away from the house
ground but I'm wondering if this makes sense?
Cheers,
cc