someone told me they can install one, big lightning rod on my building and it will “deflect lightning” away from my building and provide protection for acres around. Does it work?
No! And both the court system and scientific studies agree. These “magic lightning rods”, which go by various names including “ESE”, “Early Streamer Emmission”, “Single Mast”, or “Radioactive” lightning protection have been proven time and time again to have NO “special powers” to “deflect” lightning or provide “giant zones of protection with just one rod”. In 2005, the manufacturers of these rods were issued a Court Ordered Permanent Injunction barring them from making any advertising claims regarding special/expanded “zones of protection” for these systems. These companies were also found by the Court to have an engaged in false advertising by making claims about their rods “without having any basis for making such a claim”. Click here to read the Injunction Click here to read the Judgement In addition, as typically specified, these “magic” systems fail to comply with United States standards for lightning protection, including those issued by UL (Underwriters Laboratories Inc) – UL96
