Roof Top Hvac Lighting Protection

Harger president ceo harger lightning grounding grayslake ill.

Roof top hvac lighting protection.

Penetrations especially should be located and marked prior to roofing so they can be found afterward. Lightning protection of roof top equipment. Before getting on the job the roofer lps installer and general contractor should agree on project schedule and roof access as well as review proposed locations of lightning protection components. If there were any doubts about the dangers of poorly anchored rooftop equipment during a hurricane building consultant thomas lee smith can point to case after case of flying mechanical units rolling condensers and whipping lighting protection systems causing extensive damage to buildings.

For single ply membranes attach air. Does this not serve to create an internal ground loop into the building. Metal roofs do not attract lightning strikes. Rooftop attachment of lightning protection systems in high wind regions may 2006 revised july 2006 page 2 of 3 attachment to built up modified bitumen and single ply membranes.

Lightning protection fasterners hardware trusted to protect since 1910 since our beginning thompson has sought to be the industry leader in manufacturing the highest quality conductors and components. For built up and modified bitumen membranes attach air terminal base plates with asphalt roof cement. Nor do metal roofs protect a building against lightning. The only way to protect a building is with a properly designed and installed lightning protection system lps.

Lightning is a powerful destructive force of nature and will strike a building regardless of its type of roofing. A metal roof should never have copper lightning protection components installed on it unless the roof metal is copper says mark s. The recommended protection diagram shows roof mounted air condition equipment to be bonded to the lightning protection system. Also harger feels it is imperative that the installation contractor follow the roofing manufacturer s requirements when it comes to attaching.