Is a lightning rod still needed?

  • Erstellt am 2017-08-03 08:21:52

HilfeHilfe

2017-08-03 08:21:52
  • #1
Hi,

we had some severe thunderstorms again.
A stupid question, we have a townhouse with a flat roof. I've never seen a lightning conductor.

Does something like that always have to be on the roof?

Hmm stupid question, please clarify.
 

Basti2709

2017-08-03 08:41:21
  • #2
No, our electrician recommended it to us back then and also had a company at hand that he always works with...

Well, for just under 1,000 euros we had it done. Now we have a small upward-pointing "wire" on each gable side as well as on the satellite dish and the ventilation tiles (so on everything that protrudes from the roof)...the wires then go down at each corner of the house and are connected to the foundation earth electrode (???) in the floor slab...inside, something was also additionally done in the fuse box...

It was installed last year and I received a certificate including the diameter...now it has to be maintained every 2 years...at least it should...
 

winnetou78

2017-08-03 08:42:09
  • #3
We are also thinking about this at the moment.

Never paid attention to it before.
But if you look now, you can see it on every fourth house.

But it doesn't have to be.

I would be interested in the costs there.
 

dohuli

2017-08-03 08:50:22
  • #4
Yes and no. It depends on the building. Usually, a "normal" residential building does not require a lightning conductor, unless the respective state building code mandates it (although I do not know if this is the case in any state, in NRW to my knowledge it is not). If a building is located in a particularly exposed location or is particularly tall (I believe from 20 m), an external lightning protection system must be installed.

Regardless of that, it is another question whether this makes sense or whether the building insurance might require it or it is a matter of personal sense of security.

However, the internal lightning protection Type 1 and 2, which is now mandatory for new buildings, is certainly useful. Possibly also extended to Type 3 for sensitive devices. Because much more often than a direct lightning strike, an indirect lightning strike, which causes surges in the network, leads to damage to devices. So, if not already present, I would consider installing a combined arrester.
 

winnetou78

2017-08-03 08:53:42
  • #5
Is this the surge protector?
 

dohuli

2017-08-03 09:06:14
  • #6


Yes, combination arrester type 1 and 2 serves surge protection type 1 = coarse protection and type 2 = medium protection. Details can be found, for example, on Wikipedia.
 

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