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Patch's Power Outage Safety Tips

More than 400,000 ComEd customers lost power because of Tuesday night's tornado-like winds and heavy rain. The electric company announced Wednesday that 90 percent of the outages should be restored by midnight Thursday, June 23.

"As of 4 p.m. [Wednesday] we've restored 241,000, but there are still 189,000 without power," ComEd Spokesperson Alicia Zatkowski told Patch. Roughly 137,000 of those still in the dark reside in the company's North Region. Meanwhile more than 700 ComEd employees are working to quickly repair the damage.

But for those readers still left in the dark, Patch offers up these safety tips:

Keep Your Food Cool: Monitor the food in your fridge by scent and temperature. If potentially hazardous foods are left at 41 degrees Fahrenheit for more than four hours: toss or cook. If food is prepared, then it can be held at up to 140 degrees Fahrenheit until power is restored. If food smells bad, toss it. If your freezer is half full, the contents should keep for about 24 hours. If your freezer is full, the contents should keep for about 48 hours.  Pack meat and dairy products in a cooler with ice if handy. Pour bleach over discarded food to discourage pests. Make A Red Cross List, Check it Twice: The American Red Cross has a go-to list of items to have on hand during a power outage. It's a basic reminder of all the things you might forget with the lights out. Radio Radio: If all your new-fangled tech gear goes kaput, keep a battery-powered AM/FM radio around for news updates. Hand-crank radios are also a green news option that sometimes come with a USB port to charge up other electronics . Keep Extra Juice on Hand: Work from home? You might want to keep better back-up on hand than the hand-crank radio. Spare car chargers for laptops and cell phones can range from $5 to $20, or portable power generators offered by Duracell can run about $60. Water Awareness: Does your water supply come from a municipal or city well? Keep an eye on usage when power is restored as the wells might still be out of service. Check with your local government for updates. Sump Pump Path: While it's a dreaded scenario, basement flooding can be worse if access to your sump pump is blocked by boxes precious childhood memories.

How Can I Prevent Water Damage? | Water Damage - Fire Restoration ...

Before reading any further into this article, I would like to advise and pointedly state this: water damage , no matter how many cautionary steps you take to prevent it, will never be 100 percent guaranteed to be stopped. On the other hand, I want to quickly say that the following protocols that I will list are certainly ways that can decrease the changes of water damage significantly.

Water damage occurs often times in the dark corners of our homes that we do not think to check. These include pipes, unattended equipment and so on. Common places that should often be checked to eliminate the chance of leaking pipes are:

1) The sink area/shower/toilets: the drainage system is usually not a sophisticated system. It, as most other appliances with water, uses the power of gravity, so that water that falls into the drainage pipe will continue on its way due to gravity. It is very simple. Unfortunately, as simple as it sounds, it is also very simple to clog this pipe and, as gravity entails, what goes up must come down. This means that if your sink drainage pipe is blocked, water will force its way out through small holes in the joints, causing leaks. Be sure to regularly check your drainage pipes and clean them when appropriate.

2) The Refrigerator/Dishwasher: These two kitchen accessories are found in most homes. They are essentials to a kitchen life. Yet, it is amazing how many overlook the dangers that these appliances have in terms of water damage. Both use water to perform its daily tasks, and of course, the pipes that connect the water source with a refrigerator and a dishwasher can be faulty and have leaks. As usual, be careful and periodically inspect these pipes to ensure that they are of a certain standard.

3) Basement (Sump pump, water heater): The basement is hurt most by its underground location when it comes to water damage. Outside water will always naturally hit the basement first due to gravity. As a result, it is essential for all homes with a basement to install a sump pump to effectively pump out the incoming water from the basement. Unfortunately, there are too many cases where this sump pump is deemed ineffective due to a power outage. This is why it is almost always necessary to have a battery-operated backup sump pumps in case of such an emergency. As usual, periodically check these pumps to make sure that they are operating properly. Also, water heaters are another common cause of water damage. They usually last for about 8 years so be sure to know when that 8 year time period is overdue and inspect to make sure that there are no leaks. It is not uncommon to install a drain near a water heater in case a leak does go unchecked for years.

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