Every Louisiana homeowner knows the drill, but the electrical side of storm prep often gets overlooked until it's too late. A little planning now saves a lot of misery later. Here's where to focus.
1. Sort out your backup power
Decide before the storm how you'll keep the essentials running. A whole-home standby generator is the gold standard - automatic and hands-off. If you rely on a portable, have a proper transfer switch installed now; never back-feed your panel through an outlet.
2. Add whole-home surge protection
Some of the worst appliance damage doesn't happen during the outage - it happens when power surges back on. A panel-mounted surge protective device guards your HVAC, refrigerator, and electronics against those spikes.
3. Inspect the panel and weatherhead
Corrosion, loose connections, or a damaged service entrance become real hazards in a storm. A quick pre-season inspection catches problems while they're easy to fix.
4. Know your shutoffs
Make sure everyone in the household knows where the main breaker is and how to safely cut power if there's flooding or damage.
5. Protect against flooding
If your area floods, talk to us about elevating outlets, the panel, and key equipment. After any flood, have the system inspected before re-energizing.
Get storm-ready. CR Electric installs standby generators and whole-home surge protection across the metro and Northshore. Call before the rush - free estimates available.