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02-04-2008, 03:54 AM
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this is an old thread, but hey what the heck i will add my 2 cents,
i bought one of those canadian tire backup gens. and it works, i just started my tank today and alrighty had a power outage in my house, i got 3 things running on it, pump for the sump, heater, and powerheads i thought i would see how long the little thing can run for and it was a good 4 hours.... just my 2 cents  
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02-04-2008, 04:54 AM
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I agree that a UPS is probably your best low cost investment. I recently got the PowerPack400 from Can Tire and during testing, I had it run my Tunze 6025nano and Koralia3 for 6 1/2 hours before dieing. It was just under $100 on sale.
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02-04-2008, 03:50 PM
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I agree with everything said so far. The first thing is to have a plan the second thing is to once or twice a year test your plan to ensure it is working. You do not have to continuously run your circulation pump you can run it for an hour every two to three hours and this will maintain your tank a lot longer. If you live in an area of major power losses and lengthy power losses you will need a much more substantial disaster plan than some who seldom has a power outage and the out never goes beyond a few hours. About not being home at the time of the power outage, your tank should be fine for the first four to six hours.
Tom R Last edited by Tom R; 04-09-2008 at 02:42 AM.
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04-09-2008, 02:16 AM
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Does the Canadian Tire version automatically supply power if you are not home or do you need to manually plug it in? I would like to get something I can use with a bit of security when away for the weekend or longer.
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