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10/28/2009 6:47 AM

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Would an electrical wall socket ground be enough to properly ground a wood burning stove from lightning striking the metal chimney? Any electrical buffs on board with knowledge? "do geese see god?" "... lol, do your eyes need proof that they can see for to be able to see? " gooderboy

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10/28/2009 6:49 AM

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Get a copper ground rod and drive it in the ground 6 t0 8 feet, run you ground wire to it.

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10/28/2009 6:51 AM

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10/28/2009 6:57 AM

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Get a copper ground rod and drive it in the ground 6 t0 8 feet, run you ground wire to it.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 717735

That was the set up before, rod in ground, before the rebuilt wall was built

Not so keen on drilling a hole through nicely painted metal siding. The idea of a wall socket ground came to mind while thinking of alternative ways

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10/28/2009 7:01 AM

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I dont know anyone who has grouned their metal chimney whether it be a fireplace or wood stove

I have 3 metal chimneys and none of them are grounded

I wouldnt worry about it

I dont think its even code to do so

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10/28/2009 7:01 AM

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Use Ground-fault protection if you use you Electrical receptacles.

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10/28/2009 7:03 AM

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Would an electrical wall socket ground be enough to properly ground a wood burning stove from lightning striking the metal chimney? Any electrical buffs on board with knowledge? Quoting: Free Store Bad Idea, You would be routing the electricity thru your House. Before going to ground.

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10/28/2009 7:09 AM

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Would an electrical wall socket ground be enough to properly ground a wood burning stove from lightning striking the metal chimney? Any electrical buffs on board with knowledge? Bad Idea, You would be routing the electricity thru your House. Before going to ground. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 392895 Only if your wired into the natural

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10/28/2009 7:10 AM

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Typo, neutral*

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10/28/2009 7:17 AM

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Quoting: Anonymous Coward 717735

Neutral and Ground are connected together in the Main box.

You would be putting the Lightning strike right thru your house wiring.

Totally defeating the purpose of a grounding rod.

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10/28/2009 7:25 AM

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Would an electrical wall socket ground be enough to properly ground a wood burning stove from lightning striking the metal chimney?

Any electrical buffs on board with knowledge?

Bad Idea, You would be routing the electricity thru your House.

Before going to ground.

Only if your wired into the natural

Neutral and Ground are connected together in the Main box.

You would be putting the Lightning strike right thru your house wiring.

Totally defeating the purpose of a grounding rod.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 392895

Sometimes.

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10/28/2009 7:28 AM

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Ground it from the outside.

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10/28/2009 7:36 AM

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It is common knowledge lightning seeks the ground [I've heard lightning also can travel from the ground to the cloud]

Trees are good targets for lightning because the roots are grounded, but haven't heard of too many cars being hit, cause of the rubber tires acting as insulators

My question here is would grounding the stove actually increase the likelihood of being struck by lightning?

Maybe just leave it on it's stone hearth and hope for the best?

Is it asking for trouble grounding something in the earth?

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10/28/2009 7:36 AM

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That would work. However I would use a nearby copper water pipe instead.

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10/28/2009 7:42 AM

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The best way would be to put lightning arrestors on the roof above the hight of the chimney and bond them together and down the outside of the house to two ground rods and keep it as one wire and seperate the ground rods at least six feet apart.

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10/28/2009 7:45 AM

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Quoting: Free Store

The lightning will be attracted to the steel smoke stack that rises above the roof. Attach a copper braid or strap from the metal smoke stack to a nearby copper water pipe. That will cause the stack to lose potential (attraction) to the lightning as it seeks a path to earth and makes it look as if it's at ground level, not sticking up into the air as a target.

I had to do a similar techniques when grounding my wind generator and solar tracker.

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10/28/2009 7:59 AM

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I duly appreciate the answers. "do geese see god?" "... lol, do your eyes need proof that they can see for to be able to see? " gooderboy

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