I live in a townhome so my options are pretty limited. Ended up buying some milwaukee batteries and an inverter to run a higher output air pump. I also bought two additional battery powered bubblers.
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That's what I borrowed from work. Small, quiet and they start right up.
I have a big one. Runs everything but light and heaters for 24 hours. Enough time to get the genny out.Anyone have experience with ATP uninterruptible power supplies? I have a few that would not program from work, but should work for short outages. I was thinking that it should work for a few hours. If longer I have a back up generator and few 5 gallon gas cans full.
An inverter will transfer power to a household source whereas a generator will deliver household power from the unitWhat's the difference between a inverter and a generator? Picked up a 4,000W Generator on BF and had to use it on Wednesday when I lost power for 7 hours. Had more than enough juice to power everything but I only had it run my heaters and return pump. Worked well enough for me except my dummy was procrastinating on setting it up so I had to go out in the storm to get oil and gas and set everything up in the dark
What’s the total cost on one of these installed? Before I go get some quotes.Generac that powers the entire house. Kicks on within 10 seconds of the power going out, amazing.
Wife thought it was over the top - until it kicked on 4 times in the last 3 months. Now I look like the hero
We recently invested in a full house generator! Never have to worry again about losing power. It turns on 7 seconds after the power goes out and not too loud.As many states are facing winter weather warnings and watches, its time to again revisit an action plan or perhaps incorporate one in place.
We are expecting up to 14" of snow today with 45mph winds with potential for outages.
I have a Generator and just filled two 5 gal cans of gas on standby, I also have heat packs to tape to tank glass if needed and fireplace for added room heat and 3 battery operated air pumps.
How many have a plan or never thought of one?
What is your emergency plan and what can you share with others to best prepare for sudden weather?
We also have backup here in California—in the form of a solar battery which was very pricey. Solar is meager in the winter here in the huge inland San Joaquin Valley. The temperature has never dropped below 26° degrees that I can remember and I’m 77 years, but we have weeks of fog and overcast frequently, power outages come on summer afternoons when it’s 115° and absolutely everybody has their air conditioning on full blast. No need to worry about warmth for the tank, but I have a fan to cause faster evaporation to create cooler temps under water. There is also the option of RO ice in the freezer if need be. We have lots of stored energy under the summer sun. Our battery is a big one. My daughter lost everything in her tank a few years ago during a hot summer outage and she had no battery for air conditioning, fans or ice. RIPWe invested in a Whole house generator 2 years ago and I tell you the peace of mind of having it is great.
Power goes out and less then 30 seconds the power is back on as we have the auto transfer switch
It was pricey but one of the best investments We have made.