Imagine having to live without heating, lights, television and internet connection. Imagine being unable to charge your phone, cook meals, keep your food refrigerated and take baths/showers. Power outages put our modern lifestyles in jeopardy, and with a more-unstable-than-ever climate, they happen more frequently and tend to last longer, disrupting lives and cutting people out of the world for days, sometimes weeks.
In these situations, a PRAMAC electric generator- be it a home standby or a portable one- can be a lifesaver.
If you are a residential user, to keep your life going without interruption, check out a few tips below:
Tips to Winterize and Protect Your Home:
Though the list of winter weather dangers runs long, there are 10 easy steps that can ease or prevent these issues, all while creating a safer home environment during emergencies.
- Install weather stripping.
- Have your heating system serviced at the beginning of each season to ensure it runs properly and have the filters changed.
- Move furniture away from vents.
- Add rock salt and sand to emergency kits to help melt ice on walkways.
- Install roof-heating cables to prevent ice dams on roofs and gutters.
- Insulate pipes.
- Place a cover over attic stairs.
- Insulate outlets with gasket covers.
- Invest in automatic home standby generators, such as those of Pramac that automatically provide power for heat and electricity when there is a power outage.
- As a leader in power equipment serving residential, light commercial, industrial and construction markets, Pramac’s products are available through a broad network of subsidiaries, retailers, wholesalers and equipment rental companies.
Tips to High Winds and Protect Your Home:
Strong winds may make people fall down, but the most serious consequences may be caused by objects falling down or wrecked by gusts (branches, roofing tiles, vases, electricity posts, road signals, advertising signs, frames, etc.), that, depending on the intensity of the wind can move light or heavy objects, up to knocking down trees or unroof houses.
- Listen to the radio or watch TV for any warnings about bad weather
- Sort and secure objects both at home and at work that lie in areas exposed to the wind and run the risk of being taken away by wind gusts (vases and other objects on windowsills and balconies, antennas or roofing tiles fixed precariously, etc.)
- Stay away from windows. Cover yourself with a blanket or jacket to protect yourself from flying debris or broken glass
- Seek shelter in the lowest level of your house, preferably a basement or storm cellar, or a smaller inner room, inner hallway or closet
Tips to Thunderstorms and Protect Your Home:
A thunderstorm is a rain shower during which you hear thunder. Since thunder comes from lightning, all thunderstorms have lightning. Thunderstorms can produce hail, wind gusts, heavy rain and lightning, causing flash flooding, wind damage, fallen trees, downed utility lines and widespread power outages.
- Listen to the radio or watch TV for any warnings about bad weather.
- Avoid using electrical equipment and telephones. Use battery powered TVs and radios instead.
- Metal pipes conduct electricity. Do not take a bath, shower or use plumbing.
- Shutter windows if possible, close doors and keep away from windows.
- Unplug all appliances, including air conditioning, before the storm hits.
- If you are outside, take shelter, avoid high ground, high trees and metal buildings.
- If you are driving, try to safely exit the roadway and park. Stay in the vehicle, turn on your emergency flashers and avoid touching metal surfaces.