Should I turn my fan off during a thunderstorm?

These storms bring heat and humidity with them, especially right before the storm hits, which may make you run to your thermostat to cool off. Thunder also brings the risk of lightning. Though it’s tempting to rely on your air conditioner, you shouldn’t run your unit during a thunderstorm.

What should you not do in a house during a thunderstorm?

Do NOT bathe, shower, wash dishes, or have any other contact with water during a thunderstorm because lightning can travel through a building’s plumbing. Do NOT use your computers, laptops, game systems, washers, dryers, stoves, or anything connected to an electrical outlet.

Do and don’ts of thunderstorms?

Stay away from windows and doors, and stay off porches. Do not lie on concrete floors and do not lean against concrete walls. Avoid natural lightning rods such as a tall, isolated tree in an open area. Avoid hilltops, open fields, the beach or a boat on the water.

Can I have a ceiling fan on during a thunderstorm?

Just stay several feet away from it and you should be fine. One of the wires that connects to the fan is a ground wire. Any dangerous voltage that gets into a table fan, more than likely will take that ground wire to the earth, away from anyone several feet away from it.

Are you supposed to unplug electronics during a storm?

Anything that’s plugged into an outlet in your home is at risk of suffering damage from an electrical surge during thunderstorms. If an electrical storm has been forecast, unplug your computer, laptop, and other devices, and consider unplugging appliances.

Should I Turn Off my Computer during a thunderstorm?

Keep Your Computer Plugged In 7 /12 Anything that’s plugged into an outlet in your home is at risk of suffering damage from an electrical surge during thunderstorms. If an electrical storm has been forecast, unplug your computer, laptop, and other devices, and consider unplugging appliances.

What should you not do during a thunderstorm?

Anything that’s plugged into an outlet in your home is at risk of suffering damage from an electrical surge during thunderstorms. If an electrical storm has been forecast, unplug your computer, laptop, and other devices, and consider unplugging appliances.

Should you wash dishes during a thunderstorm?

You shouldn’t wash dishes during a thunderstorm for the same reason you shouldn’t bathe during a thunderstorm. Lightning can travel through pipes, electrify your faucet, and cause injury. This is one hazard that’s easy to avoid: The dishes can wait.

Should you unplug electronics during a thunder and lightning storm?

When a lightning storm hits it is best to unplug sensitive electronics and not use them if possible. When a thunder storm hits use caution. Lightning by the way has jumped through the air to hit cordless telephones people where using during the storms.