RH77 -
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Originally Posted by RH77
I could install a household surge suppression system, but those are big $$$.
Oddly enough, last night we had another barrage of lightning.
We were watching a bit of news when there was a bright blue flash quickly followed by a CRACK-BAM!
We figured it hit close. A couple minutes later... the Fire Dept rolled up to a house 5 doors down. They had a spotlight on the roof and went into the house with long pokers (pike poles) and were suited up. So something must have been smoking or on fire at some point. The house (and neighborhood) had lights, so it may have blown out an item that created some smoke.
I'll have to ask the "well-informed Neighbor" what exactly happened.
Our next place is getting lightning rods, sheesh.
RH77
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Maybe you can just strategically "pull the plug" on the AC. Not convenient or foolproof or comfy, but potentially save a few repair bucks here and there.
My sister and her hubby used to run a Mailboxes Etc. After a thunderstorm people would come in with their Dish-TVs in droves. The dishes would be fried by the lightning, and everyone would be returning their setups for free replacements under warranty.
CarloSW2
In Hunts