Lightning Strike.

J. Schwiebert · May 16, 2018

My boy called me and said after a thunderstorm neither one of the electric pumps work on the fuel tanks. How do I check for this? I will not see the tanks till tomorrow. Thanks. J.

Steve@Advance · May 16, 2018

Start with the simple first, check the breaker/fuses.

Janicholson · May 16, 2018

The first step is to check the status of the circuit breakers supplying the pumps. The second is to assess the supply at the pump switch/circuit box. third is to assess the circuit beyond the switch to assure there is electricity going to the pump. If yes, the last place is to check at the motor connection. when these all have electricity, the motor/s could be blown. Be careful around flammable fuels. Jim

tomturkey · May 16, 2018

We had a lightning strike several years ago. It actually struck an 80 foot conifer about 25feet away from the house. BUT hooked to that tree to another tree(about the same size and species) and them hooked to an eye bolt at the corner of the house was a number nine wire clothes line. Electrical charge traveled down (or up whichever way lightning goes) the tree thru the clothes line. It then jumped a 16" stud space blew the dry wall off the wall and split the romex feeding an outlet. Romex was split a total of 3' plastic vapor barrier under drywall was melted. It did not trip the breaker for that circuit, or any other breakers. I believe it went to the ground wire within the romex and went to ground/earth. Within two days the refrigerator and microwave quit working. No fire, no charring, the tree did eventually die on one side. Lightning does some weird stuff. gobble

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