what are the two different ways to design a house safe from lightening strike?
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Lightening Rod
Avoid highly conductive fixtures, like toilets, faucets, sinks and pipes, and save the landline phone calls for another time.
Answer:
Air terminals and Grounding systems
Explanation:
AIR TERMINALS- (i) place air termianals terminals on all roof projections like chimneys.
(ii) extend terminals atleast 10 inches above from the roof line.
ADVANTAGE:A structure with a high probability of lighting strikes requires an AIR terminal,as this component's function is to capture the strike.
GROUNDING SYSTEMS- (i) Ground electrodes should be atleast one half inch in diameter by eight feet long.
(ii) Copper bonded electrodes are recommended.
(iii) Grounding systems should be interconnected using the same size conductor.
ADVANTAGE:A GROUNDING SYSTEM is required at a residential home in order for a lighting strike to be discharged into the ground.