We have EM electric heat on one of our two heat pumps. We also have many radiator type space heaters we brought from Minnesota. We had the space heaters just in case our furnace quit working. I bought those space heaters after two years in a row, where I had to call the much more expensive emergency service to repair the furnace. With the space heaters, I could limp by and have the regular furnace service.
We already signed up to have a whole natural gas automatic start up electric generator installed. There’s a huge backlog for installations, and it won’t be installed till around May.
But there are water pipes in the attic, which concern me if an Arctic Blast ever hits Florida. Maybe I should try to have a way to drain the pipes installed before an Arctic Blast hit Florida, if that ever happens. The lawn and shrub irrigation system has no connection for an air compressor to blow out the water. Maybe I should install a blow out connection and buy an air compressor, just in case I ever need to blow out the sprinkler system.
It might not be a bad idea to do things to prepare for an Arctic Blast in Florida, if that ever happens in the future. The people in Texas probably wish they would have prepared better.
Keeping many cases of bottled water is an easy way to start preparing for emergencies. The generator is the next east step. Having a way to drain and blow out your water pipes would be a smart thing to do, before the crisis begins, if the crisis ever happens in Florida.
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