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Things like turning the water off, or unplugging things... At minimum I shut the water valve and unplug pretty much anything I can. I'll usually set the thermostats to be a little more extreme than usual. Do you do anything?

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[–] BombOmOm 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Flipping breakers would be significantly faster than unplugging stuff.

I turn down the HVAC, confirm all the windows and doors are properly locked, draw all the blinds, and shut down the computers.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Although flipping breakers could be faster, that requires wanting to unplug everything on the circuit, and having a well labeled breaker panel.

[–] Maalus 5 points 2 months ago

And you don't want to unplug everything because of the fridge / freezer for example.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

On one hand, yes, on the other hand, if your breaker panel isn't properly labeled, that'd be a good idea to do. Much easier to do when things are working than when they aren't or there's an emergency and you suddenly need to figure it out.