Although running water should still be accessible during a power outage, it is always better to be safe than sorry. Power outages can impact water treatment facilities, which require electricity, and affect household appliances such as disinfection systems, water heaters, wastewater pumps, and more....
Whether it’s a winter storm, spring thunderstorm or any kind of extreme weather condition – power outages and lack of other services can often be the outcome. Although most power outages are very short, it’s best to have sufficient preparation for an outage of three days or more. Here’...
How to Prepare for Power Outages To be prepared for a power outage, you must have enough supplies. While it’s not always possible to anticipate when or where outages might occur, it’s always better to overprepare than not prepare at all! 1. Invest in a Solar Generator If you don’t...
How To Be Prepared For Emergency Power Outages It’s hard to prepare for something you can’t predict. However, there are simple ways you can start so that when the time comes, you don’t contribute to any sort of panic and, instead, have more peace of mind. Many of us have likely...
Better prepare for power outages: During extreme weather, Tesla Powerwall owners can receive alerts through their connected Samsung TVs andmobile devices, in addition to the Tesla app. When a power outage occurs, the Powerwall automatically detects the outage and instantly powers your home with store...
Since power outages usually don’t come with warning announcements ahead of time, when one happens it’s TOO LATE to set up that freezer container, fill it 3/4 with water, give that time to freeze, and then put a coin on top of the ice. Opening that freezer then is the LAST thing...
“The aftermath of an earthquake can be just as challenging as the initial event. It’s important to be prepared for potential aftershocks and the potential impact on infrastructure and essential services.” Dr. Patricia Martínez-Garzón, Geophysicist and Seismologist ...
Be prepared to cut power at the main break, turn off water either inside your house or at the meter (with a water cutoff key), and turn off gas lines (if possible). Based on what you see, make the decision whether you can stay in your home or whether you have to leave. ...
Your aquarium needs power to survive. A power outage is bad news. Learn how to save your tank when you lose power!
This is the next killer. This is what I call the long-term killer when power outages last for days. Depending on your climate it will either be a cold tank or one that overheats. Cold weather is actually either to deal with because animals in aquariums can handle colder weather for some...