How to protect a single family house from lightning?

How to protect a single family house from lightning?

Owners of private houses, cottages and dacha plots, taking care of the safety of loved ones and the operation of electrical equipment, are increasingly thinking about protection from lightning and its secondary effects. What is the danger of lightning and how to provide protection against it? Details on the website!

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The series of webinars on improving the quality and energy saving is complete!

The series of webinars on improving the quality and energy saving is complete!

The final webinar of the series on improving the quality and energy saving, which was held on 19 July 2016, was a seminar "How to make high-quality grounding?" Dmitry Krasnoborov, ZANDZ Techical center specialist was the lecturer.

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Is voltage between the neutral and grounding acceptable?

Is voltage between the neutral and grounding acceptable?

Dear readers, for more than 10 years we have been engaged in an in-depth study of the organization of grounding and lightning protection, and we regularly face difficult questions from our readers. We bring to your attention the question of the organization of the power supply scheme in the house. Details on the website!

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How to deal with customers from other countries? Example of sale to Armenia!

How to deal with customers from other countries? Example of sale to Armenia!

Today we want to tell you the subtleties of working with organizations from neighboring countries by the example of working with a buyer from Armenia.

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How to calculate lightning protection for buildings with a non-typical foundation?

How to calculate lightning protection for buildings with a non-typical foundation?

It is known that as a natural ground electrode of lightning protection foundation of building can be used, but if the foundation is not typical, how not to make a mistake in the calculations? What regulations should be used? One of our readers faced such an issue in the design of a building. Let's study this example.

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Interview of the ZANDZ Technical center for the TV channel

Interview of the ZANDZ Technical center for the TV channel "360"!

Rainy weather, lightning and thunder from the beginning of the summer haunt the residents of the central part of Russia. The owners of summer homes in many regions, including Moscow, actively mount lightning rods on their houses, fearing for the lives of relatives and integrity of electrical appliances. This season, the pursuit of safe housing has become very topical, and the new trend did not pass the local TV channel 360. The journalist of the television company, trying to sort out the issue of using lightning rods, asked the Technical Center ZANDZ for an advice.

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Tips for designing a lightning rod by air!

Tips for designing a lightning rod by air!

Overhead power lines are the main unit of electric energy transmission by wires, but they can also be used for communication purposes. Design of such a facility is a complex task, where it is important to provide protection against direct lightning strike and its secondary impacts. Networks engineers know that it is necessary to apply a grounded shielded wire for such facilities, which should be strung along the overhead power lines

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The results of the V Russian conference on lightning protection

The results of the V Russian conference on lightning protection

From 17 to May 19 a conference on lightning protection and reliability of electric grids was held in Saint-Petersburg. The meeting was attended by 162 participants from different regions of Russia and a number of countries, with the discussion of more than 60 reports related to the study of lightning  and protection of its dangerous effects.

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5 most useful tools for installation!

5 most useful tools for installation!

Dear colleagues, we many times wrote about how to install and about the order of grounding and lightning protection installation. Today we want to tell you about a tool that helps to convert metal components into a qualitative grounding device. ZANDZ technical center made a list of useful tools that allow to perform installation with minimum time and effort expenditures.

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Are you ready to learn the truth about grounding with the coating thickness of 100 microns?

Are you ready to learn the truth about grounding with the coating thickness of 100 microns?

Currently, metal rods with the copper coating of 100 microns became widely used on the market. The manufacturers tend to use this technology because of the low cost. It would seem that there is no reason for concern, because of all known materials, copper has the highest electrical conductivity, and the cost of the grounding is affordable and it is promised that the service life will be up to 30 years. But let's see whether it is so fine as it seems at first glance?

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Resistance measurement protocol from the facility of the Olympic Games 2014!

Resistance measurement protocol from the facility of the Olympic Games 2014!

In 2012, the ZANDZ.ru Knowledge Center took part in the development of technical documentation and the supply of grounding for the infrastructure facilities of the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi.

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New product: energy saving device!

New product: energy saving device!

Dear readers, there is a new product - energy saving device energy saving device on our website in the section "Equipment". The new unit is dedicated to energy-saving devices intended to improve the quality of electricity consumed. The thing is that the problems in electricity networks, increasing consumption and reducing the overall efficiency are ubiquitous, and such devices can deal with them completely, saving power consumption from 10 to 20 percent.

 

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How to protect a webcam on the top of Elbrus from lightning?

How to protect a webcam on the top of Elbrus from lightning?

The ZANDZ Technical Center regularly receives requests for the calculation of interesting and specific objects. There are very remarkable objects among them, that we cannot help but share them with you. A thermal webcam, located on the top of Elbrus is one of such objects. 

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Important: The new

Important: The new "album of standard solutions" from ZANDZ.com!

Dear friends, we are expecting an updated version of the "Album of standard solutions. Annex to the method of calculating grounding devices and lightning protection (set of drawings). " The application comes in the form of examples of project documentation, with the use of ZANDZ and GALMAR products, description of the product characteristics and consistent manual on the installation.

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What is the Club of Experts ZANDZ.com and how to become an expert?

What is the Club of Experts ZANDZ.com and how to become an expert?

ZANDZ.ru Knowledge center for more than 10 years has been researching and teaching organization of quality grounding, lightning and surge protection. By bringing useful information about grounding and lightning protection together, we opened it to all the registered users of the site. In the result, we got a place for communication of buyers and suppliers of grounding and lightning protection products and services.

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The fifth webinar about energy saving will take place today!

The fifth webinar about energy saving will take place today!

Today, on July 5, 2016, at 11:00 Moscow time, the fifth seminar will be held. This lecture completes the block devoted to the analysis of solutions for various industries and spheres of use. It will consider solutions for improving the energy efficiency of residential and public facilities, based on surveys of these facilities and tests.

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Installation of grounding in the Star City by the ZANDZ Club of Experts!

Installation of grounding in the Star City by the ZANDZ Club of Experts!

Our specialists regularly face the question from the clients why we recommend grounding made of copper-bonded steel? After all, for the decades, a grounding device was made of black metal, and it seemed there were no problems. Why the decision toleave the traditional grounding was made? Is it new fashion or really essential?

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Can roof be used as a lightning rod?

Can roof be used as a lightning rod?

Metal roofing is the easiest and most affordable way of roof covering for a single-family house. Such a covering has a long service life, is easy to assemble and corrosion- resistant. Such materials as zinc, zinc- titanium, steel, aluminum or copper can be used. It is widely believed that a metal roof does not need lightning protection, because it acts as an air terminal. But is it really so?

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What is the advantage of GALMAR rods compared to the rods from other manufacturers?

What is the advantage of GALMAR rods compared to the rods from other manufacturers?

The grounding equipment market today is full with a variety of products and solutions from different manufacturers from different countries. Technological processes are not static, and the appearing of other manufacturers of grounding is quite expected. Of course, the consumer often has the question: what manufacturer to choose and not to lose?

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Informal meeting of experts in Moscow!

Informal meeting of experts in Moscow!

An informal meeting with the representatives of ZANDZ Experts Club in Moscow was held on 12 May. We are happy to tell you about this meeting!

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10 golden rules for grounding!

10 golden rules for grounding!

Today, many of the issues in the selection and installation of grounding are solved by the customers themselves. But how to be sure that the right materials are selected and correct provisions of the relevant regulations are considered?

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How do successful ZANDZ experts work?

How do successful ZANDZ experts work?

Dear friends, today in the category "Interview with The ZANDZ Club of Experts" we publish a conversation with our long-term partner and friend, the head of the company " GroundZ" Evgeniy Nechitaev . Our interlocutor is the co-owner of the largest online store that sales and installas grounding and lightning protection devices.
In this dialogue we discussed the difficulties the installers face at the facilities, as well as practical advice helping to cope with them. The experience of colleagues and the right advice from the masters of their craft will allow to avoid mistakes in your future work. But first, let's get acquainted with the organization "GroundZ".
 

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Under what circumstances the use of natural grounding is justified?

Under what circumstances the use of natural grounding is justified?

ZANDZ Technical Center regularly provides recommendations and advice in the field of grounding and lightning protection. Our experts are ready to assist in the issue of any complexity in the form of an individual consultation and offer a comprehensive solution in the form of calculation and selection of equipment that you need. Today we answer a question from our reader about natural grounding.

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Example of lightning protection and grounding the runway supervistory unit

Example of lightning protection and grounding the runway supervistory unit

Aviation is one of the safest means of transportation. Control over the takeoffs is carried out from supervisory units, which are located in an open area not far from the runway. There can be antennas, radars and other equipment on these facilities that is why, it is necessary to provide protection against direct lightning strike and perform grounding for a proper operation of electronic equipment!

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How is lightning protection of aircrafts organized?

How is lightning protection of aircrafts organized?

Every day hundreds of passenger planes take off into the sky. They are ready to deliver people with luggage anywhere in the world. At the same time, aircrafts are regularly exposed to lightning strikes. How to protect aircrafts from lightning and how dangerous lightning is? What determines the probability of a lightning strike into an aircraft? How to register a thunderstorm danger and avoid the direct impact of lightning? You will find answers to these and many other questions in the field of lightning protection of aircrafts in the new article by Professor Eduard Meerovich Bazelyan - "Lightning protection of aircrafts".

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