Puzzle Description:

Protect your appliances from electrical damage by unplugging them. You may even wish to turn off the main power supply.

#1: Kurt Kowalczyk (bahabro) on Nov 17, 2012

2 words.... surge protector. or yeah, be sure to unplug

My sister bought a very expensive surge protector but her computer and a couple of other things got fried anyway from a hit by a bolt of lightening. Needless to say we do not trust surge protectors 100%. We do still use them in case of power surges.

Great advise! Thanks Norma!

You are welcome, Jota.

thanks

You're welcome Ruby.

Very practical, Norma! Fun puzzle, too.

thx Norma ... advice that is needed everyday :)

Thank you sgusa and sensei.

Good advice and puzzle Norma.:)

Thanks, Aldege.

that's exactly what i did before leaving the house and had all wires at least 3 feet above floor, good advice norma :)

Thanks, travis.

Yep, we did both, but the first was mainly to protect the computers from flood damage, not electrical surges. I also moved all the books (and clothes) off the lowest shelf and put them on a higher shelf.

Did it help Kristen?

Yes it did! We got about 5" of flooding inside our home (during Isaac), but most of our stuff was saved. I vacuumed out 26 gallons of water from the carpet, and used a dehumidifier to remove the rest.

My son created this double post. He got impatient, waiting for my comment to save, because I'm going to let him play a game on my iPad :)

congrats Norma... we liked.

Thank you Tom.

congrats again, Norma!

Thanks, Kurt.

Well done, Norma!

Thanks sgusa.

Congrats Norma.:)

Thanks, Aldege.

Also, tvs & computer monitors use electricity even when turned off, so unplugging them whenever they are not in use saves on the electric bill, and the tvs & computer monitors will last longer too.

As an Amateur Radio operator, I always disconnect power from my equipment when not in use. Also disconnect the antenna as well, as it can become a lightning rod... They don't make a surge protector we can afford or have room for that can protect against lightning. Too much power.
There are apps you can get for your phone or computer that will show you lightning strikes and you can set up warnings for when they get within a specific range of you.

Several years ago my sister thought she was safe by just turning everything off. But the lightning walked right in one outlet and fried everything on that line. Now she has strong surge protectors.

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