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Natural disasters are terrible when you’re watching them on cable news, but when you’re experiencing one, nothing is more frightening or terrifying. Until you lose your electricity, you may not realize how dependent you are upon it. When the lights go out, you may find that your water heater, stove, even telephone all do not work — not to mention your basic appliances like the refrigerator and microwave.
When weather is severe, many hours or even days may pass before power can be restored. Wind storms, rain storms and other weather conditions are all capable of disrupting the flow of energy into your home — and you don’ always know when bad weather is going to strike. The food in your fridge will go bad, your home may over heat or become badly chilled, your family and friends may find that they cannot reach you and begin to worry. There’s nothing you can do to protect the power lines, but you can protect yourself and your home with a backup generator.
Designed to kick in when the power in your home goes out, backup generators help supplement your normal power in times of trouble. Generators run on limited battery power, but they will give you several hours worth of time to prepare if you need to evacuate your home. In many cases, your generator will provide you with power until the outage is repaired. You won’t even miss a beat, whether you’re about to receive a no deposit bonus in an online slot tournament (because the power always chooses the worst times to go out), downloading music or recording a favorite program on your television.