Deck the halls with boughs of safety
Follow some common sense to keep your Christmas tree fresh and electrical lights safe. If you decorate with a real tree Make sure it’s fresh. Needles should not be dropping or coming off easily. Try this: Take hold of a branch between your thumb and forefinger about 6 inches from the tip. Pull your hand […]
Holiday Lighting Safety Tips
This infographic of safety tips will help keep your home and family safe when decorating for the holiday season.
Stay focused on safety during harvest
To help farmers stay out of harm’s way, follow these tips for a safe harvest.
Tipmont REMC urges electrical safety for Pokemon Go players
Indiana Electric Cooperatives and Tipmont REMC warn players of the augmented reality game Pokémon Go to stay away from power lines, transformers, and substations when playing the game. IEC and Tipmont encourages users to exercise extreme caution when playing this new global phenomenon. The reality game is drawing players into some dangerous situations. Electric utilities […]
Don’t overload your home’s outlets
James and Patty just moved into their new home. While it’s new to them, it’s an older home with a limited supply of electrical outlets. James wants to plug several electronics into an outlet in the house’s living room. He figures, “What’s the big deal? I’ll just plug everything in through one outlet. It’ll be […]
Five tips for space heater safety
As temperatures drop this winter, many will look for supplemental heating sources for their homes. Space heaters can be a good alternative for those who want to warm one area of their home without turning up the thermostat on the central heating system. However, space heaters are also responsible for 32 percent of house fires, […]
Be prepared for winter storms
We’re accustomed to the damage that spring and summer storms can wreak; don’t forget, though, that the ice and wind of winter can be just as dangerous and just as harmful. In the event of an outage, we’re prepared to restore power as quickly as it’s safe to do so. Are you prepared to […]
Bundling up for winter storms
Are you ready for winter’s cold grasp? Snow and ice are inevitable, but being prepared can make a world of difference. Tipmont REMC provides the following tips to help you prepare for wintery blasts. Winterize your home Winter storms wreak havoc on your home. By winterizing your living space, you’ll be prepared for extreme cold […]
