lightning & chimney

[n1st]

Should stainless steel chimney be grounded? Our chimney runs up the side of our house. If ligtning were to strike, it may come in the house through the stove, etc.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

I sleep very well without a grounded SS chimney. I also have never heard of any problems with such, so sleep well tonight.

 

[Todd]

A couple years ago someone posted a picture of their lightning damaged chimney and it wasn't even a steel chimney. If you have tall trees nearby you probably don't have to worry, if not I'd ground it.

 

[gzecc]

Thats an interesting possibility. I think I would install a lightning rod on the chimney with a cable running into the ground.

 

[JustWood]

If grounded may become easy/fast way to ground. If area prone to lightning strike, maybe ground other taller object to attract ZAP.I dunno, me not electrical. Me thinx.

 

[Dix]

If grounded may become easy/fast way to ground. If area prone to lightning strike, maybe ground other taller object to attract ZAP.I dunno, me not electrical. Me thinx.

If you change your avatar, some of us are not going to know which one of you is you ;-)

 

[n6crv]

Hello N1ST, your antenna should be higher then the chimmey.
73..de..Don

 

[BrotherBart]

All I can tell ya is that nobody has ever posted here that their SS pipe got hit. Every year somebody posts worried about it, but no reports of wood stoves turning into glowing electric heaters yet.

Not saying it can't happen...

 

[n1st]

Ok, thanks for the feedback everyone. I guess I won't worry about it - at least until the next close strike.

 

[Wood Heat Stoves]

the only chimney/lightning strike i've ever seen do much damage was 4" pellet vent, galvanized outer...
blew up his controlboard and some other electrcal items in the home

 

[Rob From Wisconsin]

Prior to installing our SS chimney, we were getting "struck" several times a year.
Afterwards, not at all........