[Tech1] Lightning strike

[Hugh Sheppard]

Put it this way; I had fewer doubts once I had read Sara's 'tale of woe'!

Carpet fires inside the house were mentioned. Would you have believed it 
had it come from Pat?

Best

Hugh

On 03-Apr-21 2:23 PM, Dave Plowman via Tech1 wrote:
> In article <440b8d81-ca3f-52a9-3bee-fbd612f7ef5c at btinternet.com>,
>     Hugh Sheppard via Tech1 <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk> wrote:
>> A temporary resident family has been renting a few doors away and is
>> about to return 'home' after 8 months repairs following a lightning
>> strike. Only yesterday did I learn the story.
>>
>> Conventional modern detached house among others; several fires affecting
>> carpets and appliances in the kitchen, living room and bedrooms after a
>> strike via an external TV aerial with power amplified distribution
>> outlets. Not content with stripping all mains insulation throughout the
>> house, it dived underground via the mains circuit and burnt out cabling
>> to 3 or 4  neighbours, one of whom saw a fire-line run across the carpet
>> in the living room, caused by a cable-run directly underneath. None as
>> badly affected as our current# neighbour who counts himself fortunate
>> having had unlimited buildings and alternative accommodation insurance.
> Quite a tale of woe, Hugh. Are you certain of its truth?
>
> A large lightening strike usually causes a fire. To only cause damage via
> the wiring - and to other properties too - is most unusual.
>

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