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Fire officials share home safety tips for National Fire Prevention Week
11+ hour, 20+ min ago (311+ words) MONROE, La. (KNOE) - National Fire Prevention Week is highlighting several ways people can help prevent fires and stay safe at home. Captain Billy Cardin, safety prevention officer with the Rayville Fire Department, said most fires begin in the kitchen and…...
Residential Fire Sprinklers and Home Smoke Alarms: An Unbeatable Combo
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (1125+ words) BRITTANY BROWN is the chief of fire prevention at the Leawood (KS) Fire Department. Brown has previously served as a division chief for the South Adams County (CO) Fire Department and has worked as state fire marshal in New Mexico…...
Northeast resident shares $100 canopy rig to protect generator, but commenters warn it'll blow away
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (350+ words) When a storm threatens the power grid, a generator is only useful if it can keep running without being exposed to the elements. One resident thought they had found a simple fix: a $100 pop-up canopy. The catch, as other generator…...
Generator owner avoids service calls on 16kW unit, then learns what to check beyond oil
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (354+ words) "If it has manual valves, youll need to adjust them." Since installing a 16-kilowatt Generac Guardian in March 2021, one homeowner said they have handled the oil, filter, and battery upkeep themselves rather than calling in a factory technician. At 63 run…...
Homeowner puzzled by missing red flags after generator dies during its second outage run
1+ week, 3+ day ago (438+ words) The owner said the generator had been used just briefly for a test in February 2026. According to a post on r/Generator, the unit shut down when the air conditioner's compressor kicked on after it had been running "only a…...
Fire officials warn about back-feeding as Ohio homeowners race to buy generators
1+ week, 4+ day ago (490+ words) "The highest risk with that is obviously death or becoming severely ill." After a run of power outages in Lakewood, Ohio, more residents are turning to generators to keep essentials like refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioning running. Fire officials in Lakewood…...
Homeowner eyes deck corner for propane generator, but exhaust is the real risk
1+ week, 4+ day ago (351+ words) A Pacific Northwest homeowner dealing with repeated power outages caused by falling trees wanted to know whether a deck corner could be a safe long-term place to store and run a propane generator — a question with important implications for carbon…...
Georgia plumber finds grandma's duct insulation 'soaking wet,' gets carbon monoxide warning
1+ week, 5+ day ago (470+ words) "Could be as simple as a plugged condensate drain, could be lots more." A plumber in Georgia ran into an alarming HVAC issue while helping at his grandmother's older house. It had duct insulation that was "soaking wet" and dripping…...
Homeowner bought a generator for sump pump outages, never used it, and got a blunt warning
1+ week, 6+ day ago (655+ words) The consensus was that even a basic test is better than no plan at all. A homeowner who bought a portable generator as storm insurance confronted the maintenance burden behind the gas machine. Heavy rain turned an untouched emergency generator…...
Homeowner says standby generator hit 93 decibels, raising red flags about side yard placement
1+ week, 6+ day ago (487+ words) "If it's 90db then you've got the world's worst exhaust leak." A homeowner shopping for backup power ran into a problem many buyers likely do not think much about until after installation: A standby generator that seemed acceptable on paper ended…...