Lighting Rods without ground wire....hazard or not?
Our Museum has a late 1800's 2 story house which, going by old pictures, had lighting rods in the past.
There were 3 that I could see, one on each gable end and one on the "Witches Cap" .
I have 3 antique rods from a tear down and was considering to mount them in those locations. I did not plan to run any ground wire down to the earth. These would be for asteties only.
The entire structure is wood with asphalt shingles.
Would this attract lighting that had nowhere to go?