How to safeguard your home while you are on your summer vacation
- Lock Doors and Windows
- Add a Camera or Cameras
- Install Timers on Lamps
- Unplug Non-Essential Appliances
- Adjust the Thermostat
- Shut Off the Water
- Keep Up regularly Scheduled Yard Maintenance
- Hold Mail at the Post Office
With summer fast approaching, PuroClean Cleveland, Tennessee would like to help you prepare for safe and worry-free vacations. Statistics show that some 32% of burglaries occur due to an unlocked door, and we suggest you show off your home security with a camera to deter thieves. When timers are on lights, it can create the illusion that someone is in the home. Electronics plugged in can short circuit and cause a hazard. Unplugging non-essential appliance insures no hazards with those appliances due to any kind of electronic malfunction.
Of course, adjusting the thermostate saves money, but note it is important not to shut off the thermostate completely to avoid mold growth. Shutting off the water can help prevent flooding and mold growth while you are away. Continuing yard maintenance appears to others that people are indeed home; and having the post office hold mail or having a relative or friend retrieve your mail looks like someone is in the home as well.
PuroClean Cleveland, Tennessee wishes you safe and happy summer vacations!
