The lightning rod itself is $150 plus shipping (www.slateroofwarehouse.com/deluxe_copper_lightning_rod.html). You can often just replace the existing rods with the new ones, using the same cable. Otherwise, you have to buy cable, etc.
@@teodelfuego We used Robbins #1 Copper Lightning Rod Cable: Copper Main Conductor, 32 strands of 17 gauge bare copper wire in basket weave configuration, 7/16” diameter, 65,500 circular mil cross section. Weight of copper - 201 pounds per 1,000’minimum. www.robbinslightning.com/product/1-copper-conductor-main-size-class-1/
“For 4-5 thousand dollars, they should last a lifetime.” Hot tubs cost more and don’t, many things more expensive than that don’t.
What is that supposed to do? I'm interested!
You might want to check your transcript at the 6 second mark. Google closed captioning changed slate roof warehouse to slavery warehouse on you.😮
I am a slave to my own warehouse 🙂
how much does it cost to buy and install?
The lightning rod itself is $150 plus shipping (www.slateroofwarehouse.com/deluxe_copper_lightning_rod.html). You can often just replace the existing rods with the new ones, using the same cable. Otherwise, you have to buy cable, etc.
It's never mentioned the gauge of the wire.
Wire? Do you mean the lightning rod cable? It's woven copper.
@@jcjenkins01 I’m pretty sure he means thickness of the woven cable
@@teodelfuego We used Robbins #1 Copper Lightning Rod Cable: Copper Main Conductor, 32 strands of 17 gauge bare copper wire in basket weave configuration, 7/16” diameter, 65,500 circular mil cross section. Weight of copper - 201 pounds per 1,000’minimum. www.robbinslightning.com/product/1-copper-conductor-main-size-class-1/
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