Lightning often strikes the underground conductors connected to
submersible water pumps in wells. According to the NDSU website "Lightning hits on wells with submersible pumps is a
leading cause of pump
failures. Ask a well driller or pump installer about it.
Bill Bowser
Cincinnati
Ian McCloghrie wrote:
On Sep 3, 2008 pm wrote:
someone recently told me that underground cables (of all sorts), get "hit"
by lightening more often because they are surrounded by "ground"...is this
true?
AFAIK, the only thing that hits underground cables is a backhoe. :)
--Ian
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