Lightning Strike

Raider Bill · August 23, 2021, 08:49:03 AM

mine was 804' deep

Tacotodd · August 23, 2021, 10:38:18 AM

Ouch & DAUMN! Raider Bill, that's some kinda long. Exactly what kind & I'm still gonna be in shock!

Raider Bill · August 23, 2021, 11:10:24 AM

Top of a nob in se tenn.
Couple hundred ft of 6" casing and the rest through rock.
I've always felt the guy ripped me off but....
There's a thread on it back on 2007 here so.ewhere unless it was lost in the crash.

beenthere · August 23, 2021, 12:49:43 PM

Not lost..

https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=26263.msg375409#msg375409

Don P · August 23, 2021, 02:14:21 PM

There's a 400' dry hole behind the house. I told him to pull out and drill where he thought there was water. He hit 30 GPM at 165' about 350' away from the house. We had one house that they drilled 2 500' holes, barely a trickle. They brought in a water witch and he got a strong vibration. Uhh, you're on the septic tank. He kept walking and picked another spot, another 500' minor well. They put pumps in the best 2 but it wasn't that good. I'm working on the second house in the last bit that has an existing well too close to be able to termite treat the foundation, something else to keep in mind.

Raider Bill · August 23, 2021, 03:29:31 PM

Quote from: beenthere on August 23, 2021, 12:49:43 PM
Not lost..

https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=26263.msg375409#msg375409

Thanks!
I need to go back and reread my build someday.

Corley5 · August 23, 2021, 09:39:43 PM

Corley5 · August 23, 2021, 09:45:35 PM

I think the heating system is toast. It got hot enough that it melted some of the foam pipe insulation to the fittings. The layers of pex-al-pex will separate if it gets too hot and be weakened and restrict flow. This could mean tearing down the ceilings in the basement and first floor to replace the tubing... I've got a heating and cooling outfit coming to take a look. A pressure test that I do isn't going to do any good at this point.

Corley5 · August 23, 2021, 09:47:40 PM

The well is drilled. 290' and in the same water bearing strata but the layers getting there were much different than the old well 30' away. It pumped good with the rig. Tomorrow they'll grout it, set the pump and get it hooked into the house.

sawguy21 · August 24, 2021, 12:26:37 AM

Wow, that is some damage!

I am amazed the whole thing didn't burn to the ground. Lightening hit a transformer less than a mile from where we were working, we had never experienced anything like it and were awed by the power.

Don P · August 24, 2021, 06:57:13 AM

Man, seeing that I'd have a hard time trusting the wiring. You got nailed!

mike_belben · August 24, 2021, 07:53:49 AM

Good Lord what a saga

Tacotodd · August 24, 2021, 01:47:17 PM

It'd drive me crazy in a bad way, just forget that I'm already crazy in a good way ;)

Corley5 · August 25, 2021, 12:00:54 AM

This is how HOT things got. I was talking to Dee this afternoon and happened to look at the hinges on the door to the stairway. Those are soot marks. On a wooden door's hinges. Further investigation revealed the marks on the front door. It's steel. You can see where lubricant cooked out. Other doors in the house show similar marks but not as pronounced. We do have running hot and cold water again

Ljohnsaw · August 25, 2021, 12:07:54 AM

Quote from: Corley5 on August 25, 2021, 12:00:54 AMYou can see where lubricant cooked out.

Wow again!

thecfarm · August 25, 2021, 05:08:55 AM

Was anyone home when this happened?

Roxie · August 25, 2021, 06:02:19 AM

Quote from: Corley5 on August 09, 2021, 08:54:19 AM
It could have been so much worse Dee had been soaking in the cast iron claw foot bath tub moments before impact.

Yes they were home. This brought back memories of me as a kid heading for the shower and my parents saying, oh no you won't, not during a thunderstorm. They never said why, but I guess they knew a thing or two.
Mom did tell us that she saw a ball of lightning roll towards dad and knock him over when they lived at the Air Force barracks in Biloxi Mississippi.

thecfarm · August 25, 2021, 06:11:59 AM

With all that damage, lucky no one was hurt.

Corley5 · August 25, 2021, 10:15:01 AM

No humans or canines were injured. With the water back on we'll see how long the washer, dishwasher, and water heater last. The heating and cooling place will be out Friday at 3 to evaluate the heating system and the water heater. Our electrician recommends not closing the claim for 6 months. The heating and cooling guy says a year. It took over two weeks to notice the door hinges.

HemlockKing · August 25, 2021, 10:33:27 AM

Quote from: thecfarm on August 25, 2021, 06:11:59 AM
With all that damage, lucky no one was hurt.

Yeah I was thinking the same, I wonder had someone been using the sink or shower it could of shocked them?

Resonator · August 25, 2021, 10:51:24 AM

Wow. Just wow. I would be counting my blessings that the house didn't burn down.

beav · August 25, 2021, 12:55:24 PM

They say that lightning never strikes in the same place twice, but I sure would ground the heck out of everything!

Corley5 · August 25, 2021, 05:12:58 PM

Don't talk on the phone during a thunderstorm ;)

trimguy · August 25, 2021, 09:17:18 PM

I've been following this from the start and don't have any experience, so nothing to offer. But this is CRAZY , all the damage to so many different things. I wish you the best of luck and keep doing updates.

Corley5 · September 01, 2021, 10:42:36 PM

Update. The tub that Dee had been soaking in moments before the strike. The current cooked the seals in the faucet. It drips from both the hot and cold side. If she'd have still been in the tub it would have been really bad. The clothes dryer is no longer drying well, the dishwasher leaks, the clothes washer throws error codes, the microwave takes 2 minutes to melt a piece of Kraft Cheese, the regular oven is many degrees off to the hot side, and all of us are officially confirmed sick with COVID so we can't get repair people in here for 10 days or more.

arg-smiley arg-smiley