After a lightning strike, is there anything I can do to insure the main panel and breakers and the lines they feed are not damaged? Only one breaker (30 Amp) was affected, which feeds the barn and garage separate from the house, and next to the tree that took the strike. It reset fine. Do I assume everything is ok?
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Probably a good idea to have an electrician check it out. The inspection may be covered by insurance. They don't want an expensive surprise either.
lightin, god way of telling me its time to upgrade the computer
Might be a clue that you need lightning rods. A $1M McMansion burned down two nights ago -- struck by lightning. We drove by -- total loss. Looks OK from one angle but when you drive around to the other side there's a big hold burned right through it, from top to bottom.