Lightning Protection ?

Bruce, before I would do anything, I would check with my insurance co. & see what thier specs would be for a system as far as them covering this ACT of GOD. I know you are looking into this for projected personal safety, I would just be curious as to what the insurance co rip offs have to say???

That's a good point Fred, I would certainly do that. A lot of good info has been brought to light, thanks all.

Lightning protection has been largely discounted and ignored by modern day people. The web is full of good information especially when sourced from IEEE / IAEI or utility company. The best methods of protection for the average person are a whole house surge protection system installed at the electrical meter and upgrading your copper ground wire to AWG # 2 and increasing the thickness of the copper-clad steel ground rod from the standard 5/8" to a 3/4" solid-copper rod.

Bottomline: The best way to protect from lightning damage is to give it exactly what it is seeking.....a very low resistance path to earth ground.

Damn, good point EW&F--that makes 3 ground rods I have---YES, one off the meter.