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Originally Posted by RKDinOKC
If lightning strikes my house it is a vengeful act of God against my house specifically.
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A lightning strike to the house does not damage appliances. Lightning striking utility wires even a mile away can be a direct strike to household appliances.
Lightning rods, only if properly earthed, protect a house. 'Whole house' protector, if properly earthed, protects appliances inside that house. In every case, a lightning rod or a protector is only a connecting device to and is only as effective as its earth ground.
OP had damage apparently because he did not have properly installed 'whole house' protection. Protectors in sub-boxes imply he thought a protector does protection. It does not. A protector is only useful when connected low impedance (ie less than 10 feet) to that other item that does all protection: earth ground.
Who posts this stuff is irrelevant. Only relevant are facts. Unfortunately it makes many angry to learn that they wasted big bucks on ineffective and obscenely profitable plug-in protectors.
Protection from lightning is so routine and so well proven that damage is traceable to a human mistake. Some common mistakes are discussed in previous posts. The most common mistakes are found in lies promoted by advertising.
No plug-in protectors does effective protection. And can even make appliance damage easier. Even an effective 'whole house' protector is made ineffective if not connected low impedance (ie hardwire has no sharp bends or spices) to single point earth ground. As was well understood over 100 years ago. And is found in every facility that cannot have damage.
That should not make anyone angry. But it does. People do not like to admit to being scammed by products from APC, Belkin, Panamax, Monster, Furman, and Tripplite. Effective 'whole house' protectors come from a long list of other companies well known for integrity.