Quick Tips to Winter-Proof Your Home

By Cummins Inc., Global Power Technology Leader

Quick Tips to Winter-Proof Your Home

With a “teeth-chattering” cold winter on the horizon1, Emmy-nominated and AP award-winning Certified Broadcast Meteorologist, Cheryl Nelson, provides some tips in the YouTube video below on how to prepare you and your family for cold weather, including snow and ice.

And in her latest blog post, Angel Piontek, Associate Broker and Vice President of Marketing at Coldwell Banker Elite in Fredericksburg, Virgina, outlines seven ways to winterize your home, to reduce energy costs and prevent costly damage. 

Angel's suggestions range from quick, low-cost DIY tasks like redirecting your air ducts to more time-intensive, long-term investments like installing a home standby generator.  

Unlike a portable generator, a home standby generator turns on the moment an outage strikes, even when you’re away from home, ensuring vital appliances and security systems stay on. This means you don’t have to worry about food spoiling, a flooded basement from an inoperative sump pump, or even leaving your home vulnerable to break-ins due to an offline security system. 

Check out Angel’s article for tips on winter-proofing your home before the temperature drops, and visit homegenerators.cummins.com for additional weather preparedness advice for any season and to learn more about home standby generators, from the in-home assessment through to installation

Read more: Angel Piontek - "Seven Ways To Winterproof Your Home"

1. Source: 2019 Farmer's Almanac Winter Outlook

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Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is committed to powering a more prosperous world. Since 1919, we have delivered innovative solutions that move people, goods and economies forward. Our five business segments—Engine, Components, Distribution, Power Systems and Accelera™ by Cummins—offer a broad portfolio, including advanced diesel, alternative fuel, electric and hybrid powertrains; integrated power generation systems; critical components such as aftertreatment, turbochargers, fuel systems, controls, transmissions, axles and brakes; and zero-emissions technologies like battery and electric powertrain systems and electrolyzers. With a global footprint, deep technical expertise and an extensive service network, we deliver dependable, cutting-edge solutions tailored to our customers’ needs, supporting them through the energy transition with our Destination Zero strategy. We create value for customers, investors and employees and strengthen communities through our corporate responsibility global priorities: education, equity and environment. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, Cummins employs approximately 70,000 people worldwide and earned $3.9 billion on $34.1 billion in sales in 2024.

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