[pikeselectric]

Hello Friends of Talk of The Villages! Casandra with Pike's Electric here.
This afternoon we are expecting inclement weather conditions including heavy rain, wind and possible hail/tornado activity. We highly suggest through the day today, when safe, that you prepare/put away/unplug your exterior decor, fountains or water features, lights for this weather, as any of these items can carry moisture and cause your interior garage GFI to trip which may cause your garage doors, interior garage equipment (including garage fridge or freezers) to lose power if they are tied into the same circuit. Unplugging these items before the heavy rain can be helpful in the chance of a GFI trip occurring and causing power to be lost to those items until the circuit dries out. If your home was built in 2018 or newer, you may have GFI breakers versus GFI outlets with reset buttons throughout the home. Resetting a breaker (turning it off and back on) should only be done in the instance of a trip, or loss of power in one area of the home. Do not, ever, reset your home's main breaker. In the case of a full power outage, refer to your power company (SECO, Duke, etc.) for their outage updates.

On another thread, you may have noticed I chimed in on Whole Home Surge Protection in the past, which will protect your home's major appliances from surge damage which most commonly occurs when bad storms are within the area causing surge damage. We highly recommend this product in all seasons to protect from damages to your major appliances, equipment, and sensitive electronics. We offer a 5% discount on ALL of our services for Talk of The Villages members, so be sure you mention it if you call in to us.
We are happy to be your local trusted electrician. Please do not hesitate to call us for any helpful tips, information, for all of your home's electrical needs. I am available via phone until 4pm today with any questions! Please be safe! - Casandra 352-748-6251