How to Prepare for a Power Outage

In today’s fast paced and electronically interconnected modern world, it’s fair to say that we’re more dependent than ever on our electronic devices. Not only do we look to them to keep us illuminated, warm, comfortable, entertained and fed, we increasingly rely on them to keep us connected with the outside world, managing everything from our bank accounts to our takeaway choices through digital means. Thus, when our power supply fails due to a power cut, faulty power lines or is shut down for routine maintenance, it renders us not only in the dark, but without the Wi-Fi that seems as important to us in the 21st century as oxygen.

Prepare for a Power Cut

Of course, a diesel generator can be your best friend in situations like these, but even when you're lucky enough to own one, it behoves you to be well prepared in the event of a power outage. After all, forewarned is forearmed. Here we'll look at some useful steps and good ideas in preparing for power loss so that you can weather it, whatever the cause, with minimal disruption.

Keep a Torch for Power Cuts

If a power cut occurs at night and your home is plunged into darkness, it can take your eyes some time to adjust. Navigating your home in the dark can be treacherous, leading at best to bumps and bruises and at worst to harmful trips and falls.

Keep a torch somewhere with a set of extra batteries readily accessible, this will help you to navigate your home easily and safely.

During a Power Outage Keep Open Lines of Communication

Your mobile phone is likely your first line of defense in this scenario, and can provide illumination and an open line of communication with the outside world. However, if your battery is low this could cause problems. Keep a rechargeable power pack somewhere easily accessible to allow you to charge it. Alternatively, an analogue plug-in phone will work perfectly well without electricity.

You may also wish to keep a battery-powered radio close to hand tuned in to a local station. This will help you to keep abreast of the cause of the power cut and potential resolutions even if you can't get through to anyone on the phone.

Know Who to Call

There are many people you may want to contact in this instance; local friends and relatives, your electricity provider or even your neighbors to see if they have been similarly impacted. However, one phone number which you should always keep in mind is the National Power Cut Helpline on 105. The National Power Cut Helpline also has a smartphone app that can help you identify and track the progress of power cuts in your area. Alternatively, you can try to find and get in touch with your electricity provider for updates.

Keep Your Frozen Goods Frozen

One thing that many worry about in the event of a power cut is the spoiling of their frozen goods. You can decrease the risk of perishable food spoilage by keeping your fridge and freezer doors shut. This will help them to maintain a colder temperature for as long as possible. As tempting as it may be to check that your ice cream hasn't melted, opening the freezer door can cause a massive loss of cold air.

Power Cut Solutions

When you're well prepared, a power cut can simply be a mild inconvenience rather than a catastrophe. However, you don't need to worry about power outages if you already have a backup power solution in place. We can assist you in finding the right backup power generator to fit your requirements, get in touch with us to make the worry of lost power a thing of the past. We hold a large stock of generators at our works in Yorkshire, UK. From smaller home generators to large industrial standby generators and everything in between, we can help. We have silent generators that keep the noise levels to a reasonable amount and open gensets with higher power outputs. We also offer customisations such as automatic transfer switches that can kick your generator into action the moment a power cut occurs. We have diesel generators from global leading brands such as ADE, Baudouin, Cummins, Doosan, Mitsubishi, and Perkins, who have all been at the forefront of power solutions for many years.

For more information, or to discuss your requirements with our team of experts, call us on +44 (0) 1977 657 982 or email us at enquiries@ade-power.com.

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Blog published by ADE Power on October 16th, 2018