Commercial & Residential Lightning Protection Service - Lone Star Lightning

2. Few facts about lightning • There are different types of flash. • The lightning strikes those we see are intra-cloud lightning. • Lightning strikes that happen up in the beyond the sky level between the ionosphere and mesosphere are known as sprites. • The lightning bolt that occurs between stratosphere and mesosphere is known as tendrils. • Sometimes jets of lightning comes out from clouds and moves fast in the upward motion. As the colour of those strikes are blue, they are known as blue jets. • A type of lighting that comes out from a cloud and moves down towards the ground or earth is known as spider lightning.

3. Damage caused by lightning strikes • A. Fire- • A building can catch fire after lightning strikes it. A bolt of lightning can cause much damage to woods and other flammable materials of the structure. Moreover, as lightning travelling through metal wires can burn and cause much destruction to the whole property. To avoid such condition installing a Commercial Lightning Protection is thus necessary. • B. Damage all electronic appliances- • If lightning strikes damage the power supply system then all or some of your electronic goods may get affected and may not work.

4. Damage caused by lightning strikes • Damage caused by shock wave- • There are instances where a sudden lightning strike have caused much damage to a building and shattered all of its glass door and windows. Moreover, if the lightning strike is much more effective and strong, it can also crack a concrete wall or brick apartment.

5. What is a lightning protection system? • A primary lightning protection system comprises of three parts, a lightning rod, wire and a ground rod. When a flash of lightning strikes a lightning rod, it passes the electricity through a coil to the ground rod. In this way, the whole of the building or structure is saved from damage. Fixing Residential Lightning Protection is thus necessary to avoid any destruction caused by lightning.

6. Different types of lightning rods- • There are varieties of lightning rods. While some of those are hollow, some of them are solid. Again some have bristles just like a brush. • This is a brief introduction about lightning protection system. If you want to know more about this, then contacting a professional supplier like Lone Star Lightning would be a good idea.

7. Contact Us LONESTAR Lightning Address: Fort Worth Texas 76108 Phone: 817-458-2229 Email Id: lonestarlightning@yahoo.com

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