Severe Weather - Safety tips for a Portable Generator

5/14/2020 (Permalink)

Keep your home running through the storm with the help of a portable generator.

Are you getting ready for the spring storms to arrive in the Wheaton & Glen Ellyn area?  Power outages are a common occurrence during a severe storm and a portable generator is a great tool to help you through the power outage. 

If you have a portable generator on hand for power outages during severe weather, follow the safety tips below provided by the American Red Cross.

• Never use a generator, grill, camp stove, or other gasoline, propane, natural gas, or charcoal-burning devices inside a home, garage, basement, crawl space, or any partially enclosed area.
• To avoid electrocution, keep the generator dry and do not use it in wet conditions. Operate it on a dry surface under an open canopy-like structure, such as under a tarp held up on poles.  Do not touch the generator with wet hands.
• Be sure to turn the generator off and let it cool down before refueling. Gasoline spilled on hot engine parts could ignite.

If you experience storm or water damage caused by a power outage in your home, please give SERVPRO of Wheaton / Glen Ellyn / Lisle a call at (630) 384-1040. 

Source: Residential Newsline Volume 18 issue 2