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We had a lightning storm and a strike hit within 30 ft. of our house. AFter several of the outlets would not work. The cable box had to be replaced as did both DVD players. Now we find the Kohler Whirlpool tub will not turn on. I tired the breaker and the reset button but still no luck. Would I just have an electrician check out the motor?
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It is possible that there is a bad ground connection somewhere between the lights and the timer, especially if the problem persists even after replacing the timers. It is also possible that the lightning strike caused damage to the electrical system, which could be affecting the GFCI outlets. It may be a good idea to have an electrician inspect the wiring and outlets to ensure they are safe and functioning properly.
The control board to your range may have been damaged because of the lightning storm. It happens when lightning strikes a power line and sends a surge of power to your home. This large current surge can easily damage electronic circuits. More often than not if a device is on and lightning strikes, that is when the device gets damaged. During large lightning storms it is best to turn off all electronic devices. The electricity going to your house is fine now and that is probably what your electrician checked.
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If you got hit with a power surge from a lightning strike, it can come into a device from the AC outlet OR the telephone line.
I suspect the modem (needed for FAX) section of your machine is fried.
If this is in a home office, you should really have a 'whole house' surge protector installed to avoid business interruptions.
We have the Intermatic IG-1300-2T; for 4 telephone line protection it is : IG-1300-4T
Simple to install in the main breaker box and both include 5 years of insurance for losses of $10,000.
You can see them here:
Intermatic Surge Arrestors
The 4 line model (4T) is currently on sale.
LIGHTING OR POWER SURGES ARE THE BIGGEST KILLER OF PUMP MOTORS. ASK THE GUY WHO REBUILT IT IF HE CAN HELP YOU OUT. I'M LOCATED IN FLORIDA AND ITS THE LIGHTNING CAPITAL ! LAST STORM WE HAD IN 5 MINUTES THERE WAS 1000 STRIKES AND THE LAST BIG STORM 68,000 STRIKES.
HECK I'VE BEEN HIT AND SEEN STRIKES JUST YARDS AWAY FROM ME.. COOL, BUT NOT , IF'N YA KNOW WHAT I'M SAY'N
There is a high probability that your laptop has been fried, especially if it was plugged into the mains at the time of the lightning strike.
A lightning strike could damage many components and even if you could get it fixed (most likely require a motherboard replacement) there are no guarentees that some other component won't fail in the future.
If it was me, I would put my money towards a new laptop and get a surge/lightning protection power board and disconnect the laptop from the main during a lightning storm.
hi thanks for the question i would guess the motor but man thats a hard one if the dryer was hit by lightning it could have caused a fef problems myself i would call my insurance company tell them you were hit before you call the insurance check all appliances in your house you may find other problems thanks the appliance doc
During a lightning storm, a lightning strike could have induced a high voltage surge in your incoming power lines. Left unprotected from these power surges, the weakest link ( normally low voltage electronic controls) are the most susceptable. Just because you had power available at the wall receptacle after a storm doesn't mean that your washer control system wasn't exposed to one of these surges and got damaged. On the contrary, it is extremely likely that the washer took a 'hit' and was damaged.Other devices plugged into the same receptacle may have survived that hit because electricity travels the path of least resistance.. In this case.. that path may have been thru your washer.. My point being is that your washer could have sustained a power surge and was damaged so don't rule that out. Of course, that surge could have taken an internal fuse or other component out too..
Lightning hits do some nasty damage to electronics. Alot of times that type of repair is part of an insurance claim. The insurance company requires estimates and will repair them up to the cost of replacement.
If you arent dealing with an insurance claim on this I'd still recommend a professional estimate. Lightning damage sometimes is confined to the power supply and once repaired could be fine bit in my experience most items that take a nasty hit are a write off.
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