Well that was close

Slick Fork · #1 02-20-2009, 01:20 AM

It was the line that connects the properties power to the main lines. Once the guy got here it was a quick fix. The joys of country living I guess! Checked on everything tonight and all looks good.

One of the things I would love to look into is a whole house battery backup, or possibly starting a small solar/wind generating system to power critical household stuff like the well, furnace, fridge, return pump for the tank, etc. I think the next place we get ourselves into it would be really cool to build from scratch and get 100% off grid so I don't have to worry about a line failure 10 miles away killing all my stuff!

Trigger Man · #2 02-20-2009, 01:37 AM

I finally went out and got a 1800w backup for my rp and a 650 w backup for one of my heaters just to be safe a little while back. I always said next time next time, and then a bit ago the power was off for 4 hours and I realized that in my delaying and being cheap and wanting to rather spend the money on corals and fish I could have lost everything and that would have cost a lot more then the backups. Now I feel a lot more safe and know that the tank should be able to sustain itself for a while in the worst case situations.
I'm glad your tank is doing well with no ill effects, it's stories like yours that remind me that the backup units were a good investment.

Keri · #3 02-20-2009, 04:31 AM

I'm so glad your tank is ok!! That's a situation everyone here dreads!

I was eyeballing a generator that cdn tire had on sale this week for $150 but I want one that's for SURE going to start when I need it and I think that may cost a few more pennies.

my2rotties · #4 02-20-2009, 04:42 AM

Costco has a 5000w generator for about $600

emerald crab · #5 02-20-2009, 05:06 AM

Generators are great, as long there is somebody home to start it up, other-way they're useless.

wickedfrags · #6 02-20-2009, 11:44 AM

As my2rotties mentioned, you can get a transfer switch wired to a generator with an eletronic start. This transfers power to your generator in the event of a power interruction. This needs to be installed by an eletrician as if you wire it incorrectly, your generator will send electricity back out through the feeds to your home during a power outage, and well the people working on the lines will not like that and come looking for you.

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Originally Posted by emerald crab

Generators are great, as long there is somebody home to start it up, other-way they're useless.

fishytime · #7 02-20-2009, 12:50 PM

Oh man. Im glad everything seems fine. Ive been soooooo lucky. No POs for me for years.