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No power.
« on: October 21, 2020, 09:31:39 PM »
Power went out about 7:45. This one maybe the one that pushes Kristin over the edge! I just can't imagine having to interact with a forums on a cell phone. It takes forever.  Do those that use them, are your phones just so much more advanced than mine that you can just speak to them and they type for you?  This is grulling. See you tomorrow. :pig:
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Re: No power.
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2020, 10:01:20 PM »
Might be time to buy that whole home generator if you are losing power frequently.
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Re: No power.
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2020, 07:58:03 AM »
It does not type but it does take dictation sometimes I have to say it more then once but I just blame that on my Boston accent  :)
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Re: No power.
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2020, 11:59:01 AM »
Had power go out 6 times in one day when had something cooking on the Memphis.
That prompted me to get and Inverted and Battery just for the grill.

Inside, I have my network router, servers, and computers all on individual UPS systems.
Can sustain an outage of about 45 minutes.
Longer than that, I need to start shutting things down.
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Re: No power.
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2020, 02:17:06 PM »
I don't know how often your power goes out, but when I retired in 1995, I acquired a general contractors license and designed/built a couple of 4000+ square foot houses in the Seattle area. Knowing the proclivity of the area for power outages, I incorporated built-in fully automated natural gas 15KW generators. In those days the cost was  fairly modest, $5-7K installed during construction. Both manual and automatic transfer switch kits are available that safely connect generators to the your service panel. You can also acquire automatic generators (such as this one; https://www.grainger.com/product/55KE64?gclid=Cj0KCQjw28T8BRDbARIsAEOMBcyW2lhOla8sJ5OSFC1jyqqpVP1OQFqARRbdF17GeYMJA4z0tzHmX2gaAo72EALw_wcB&cm_mmc=PPC:+Google+PLA&ef_id=Cj0KCQjw28T8BRDbARIsAEOMBcyW2lhOla8sJ5OSFC1jyqqpVP1OQFqARRbdF17GeYMJA4z0tzHmX2gaAo72EALw_wcB:G:s&s_kwcid=AL!2966!3!264955916297!!!g!492192882607!&gucid=N:N:PS:Paid:GGL:CSM-2295:4P7A1P:20501231 ) that sense power outages and start and stop accordingly.
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Re: No power.
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2020, 02:58:49 PM »
I considered that when I built my house 5+ years ago and should have done it but I had quite a few uncertainties about future income so decided to cut a few things from my wish list.  I would have had to go the propane route with the generator as I don't have any natural gas being piped into the area where I live.
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« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2020, 03:53:11 PM »
I use an iPad most of the time instead of a phone, trying to type anything worthwhile on a phone gets tiresome.
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Re: No power.
« Reply #7 on: October 22, 2020, 03:56:10 PM »
Quote from: Bar-B-Lew on October 22, 2020, 02:58:49 PM
I would have had to go the propane route with the generator as I don't have any natural gas being piped into the area where I live.

As far as generators go, that's a good thing. House natural gas supply regulators typically only provide 3-4 oz. of pressure. My generators required 13-14 oz., the cost of upgrading the regulator was almost $1,000. I could have switch to propane at a fraction of the cost. Live and learn.
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« Reply #8 on: October 22, 2020, 07:34:37 PM »
I had also thought of a permanent generator however it would have meant I would have had to install a gas line under the house. Also we do not have a lot of local outages as everything is under ground but when it does happen I have two Honda 2000 generators I can use in a pinch
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Re: No power.
« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2020, 12:25:19 AM »
With some rare blackouts here, I have used an inexpensive Harbor Freight 200w to fire up Computer, Media Server, w 7 hard drives. The outages have not lasted long enough for any food spoilage or warm beer, so works good here.
I still am amazed, even at my old age how dependent we have become on these things.
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Re: No power.
« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2020, 06:12:43 PM »
Quote from: urnmor on October 22, 2020, 07:34:37 PM
I had also thought of a permanent generator however it would have meant I would have had to install a gas line under the house. Also we do not have a lot of local outages as everything is under ground but when it does happen I have two Honda 2000 generators I can use in a pinch

Bought a Honda EU2000i a few years ago to use with the camper. I've used it more for the house. Good enough for a couple essentials during a power outage. Its nice because it enough to run our pellet stove for home heat during an outage.
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