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Posted on 10/22/17 at 11:42 pm to CP3
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I had some cable boxes get destroyed in a fire. Better hope insurance covers it bc it was something like $500 per cable box charge from cox.
Lightning damage is easy with cox, I just walked in with the box a said this quit working, had they handed me a new one, didn't bother to mention it took a lightning hit.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 12:30 am to GOMD78
Our house was hit, we lost all electronics (TV Computer printers, cable boxes etc.) It also hit the waterline and caused leaks.
We were hit a second time with less damage. We have Strike safe, but apparently it can jump over the strike safe box and they can decide to not pay. Get surge protectors.
We were hit a second time with less damage. We have Strike safe, but apparently it can jump over the strike safe box and they can decide to not pay. Get surge protectors.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 2:19 am to GOMD78
Mom had lightning hit her house. Apparently it decided to go through the plumbing into the ground. This did two things:
Blew out a pipe in the wall - that was a pain but the damage was manageable.
Also split/blew out a couple of pipes in the foundation - that was a mother fricker. They had to pack up several rooms, put all that into storage, take out walls, tear out cabinets, remove the floor, jackhammer the foundation, replace the pipe, repair everything, repaint, get everything out of storage. Took about 6 weeks before everything was back to normal.
I’m still not entirely sure why some of the plumbing goes through the foundation?
Then to add insult to injury: when everything was finished, less than a month later the great August flood hit and flooded a couple of her rooms.
Blew out a pipe in the wall - that was a pain but the damage was manageable.
Also split/blew out a couple of pipes in the foundation - that was a mother fricker. They had to pack up several rooms, put all that into storage, take out walls, tear out cabinets, remove the floor, jackhammer the foundation, replace the pipe, repair everything, repaint, get everything out of storage. Took about 6 weeks before everything was back to normal.
I’m still not entirely sure why some of the plumbing goes through the foundation?
Then to add insult to injury: when everything was finished, less than a month later the great August flood hit and flooded a couple of her rooms.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 2:25 am to GOMD78
Just came in to post and outdo OP. I have 7 TV's.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 6:16 am to GOMD78
quote:Not sure about Vizios. The one we have has a small panel right near where the cord is.
Most of them were Vizio's. Do you have to remove the entire cover off the back or is there a fuse panel?
Posted on 10/23/17 at 6:35 am to Bmath
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$30 would have saved you a whole lot of trouble and money.
Didn't work for me when Lightning stuck my house.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 7:17 am to GOMD78
been there. back in April.every TV,directv box,phone,clock and desktop pc. some were even on surge protectors but, nothing is going to guard against a direct hit.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 7:26 am to Bmath
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$30 would have saved you a whole lot of trouble and money.
Do you really think that a giant spark that just jumped straight through five miles of air is going to get to your house and be thwarted by $30 of crap electronics from Amazon?
If it hits the power line a mile away, you've got a fighting chance. Direct strike? Nah, brah.
This post was edited on 10/23/17 at 7:29 am
Posted on 10/23/17 at 7:50 am to GOMD78
Happened to me about 2005. Three TVs were all on surge protectors, but got fried. A 4th one was also on a surge protector but it was fine.
The only variable was cable. The one that did not get fried was not hooked up to cable at the time for some reason. The ones that were got cooked. Cable company swears there's no way that can happen, but it did.
The only variable was cable. The one that did not get fried was not hooked up to cable at the time for some reason. The ones that were got cooked. Cable company swears there's no way that can happen, but it did.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 7:51 am to GOMD78
homeowners policy or renters insurance.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 7:54 am to upgrayedd
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upgrayedd
Damn I was thinking the same thing and here it is.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 7:57 am to GOMD78
Yep had it happen before
Posted on 10/23/17 at 8:03 am to MWP
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$30 would have saved you a whole lot of trouble and money.
This will not work...It's very hard to stop damage from a direct strike.
I used to sell several-thousand dollar lightning suppressors. These work but are crazy expensive and have to be replaced after they stop an event. A simple surge protector is NOT going to stop a lightning strike to your house. As one of the engineers one told me "Lightning goes through whatever it wants to go through."
You may be able to make a claim with the cable company since it could have come through their wiring from the outside of the house. It's tricky to make a claim, but it can be done. Might at least get them to cover your homeowner's deductible - so your out of pocket would be covered.
This post was edited on 10/23/17 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 10/23/17 at 8:24 am to FuzzyBearE
Any of you with destroyed equipment had lightning rods and a line outside house to travel?
Posted on 10/23/17 at 10:38 am to GOMD78
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Thanks, I'm thinking this may be my problem.
Damage exists because a human failed to earth that surge current BEFORE it entered. Many have recommended a 'whole house' protector since AC electric has no protection without that essential device. And only if properly earthed (ie a less than 10 foot hardwire to single point earth ground).
If dish is not earthed (hardwired) to a same electrode (before entering), then it can be an incoming path or the outgoing path.
Incoming on AC mains to everything. That current is hunting for a best connection to earth. It found one maybe destructively via a TV and outgoing to the dish's earth ground. Since that TV was a best outgoing path, then best protection also in other appliances need not be overwhelmed.
If any wire in any incoming cable does not make a low impedance (ie less than 10 foot) hardwire connection to that same one electrode, then appliance damage is made easier.
TV cable and satellite dish connected low impedance (ie less than 10 feet) to earth is best protection. AC electric and telephone cannot connect direct to earth. So a 'whole house' protector must do what a hardwire does better.
Does an invisible dog fence also make that required earth ground connection? Another potential incoming path to a TV.
Protection means a surge current is not anywhere inside. A surge current passes through wires, appliance, and other items. But that current typically only damages one item in that path. HDMI ports are often a victim of a current that passed through but did not damage circuit breakers, wires in walls, and TV power supply.
How did that current connect to earth? That answer then demonstrates where a homeowner must correct his mistake. A surge that does not enter a building will not overwhelm what is already best protection inside each appliance.
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