41/2 hour power outage

christyf5 · #1 10-10-2010, 12:45 PM

Great to hear Lance. I've had my generator for almost 3 years now and have never run it. Every year I think about getting it out of the box and starting it up but never get around to it. This is a good reminder

Mrfish55 · #2 10-10-2010, 02:50 PM

Good to hear things worked out, I had everything ready to go so of course my power didn't go out.

marie · #3 10-10-2010, 03:40 PM

I noticed the power was off below Joyce and I was thinking of you.....I'm happy to see you managed to deal with it

Tom R · #4 10-10-2010, 03:48 PM

Great to here that your DISASTER PLAN worked.

A little planning can save a lot of frustration later.

Tom R

Lance · #5 10-10-2010, 04:13 PM

Thanks everyone. The generator is a cheapie 1300 Watt I got from Canadian Tire a couple of years ago. You have to take the air filter off and inject a little gas into the carb to get it to start.

lastlight · #6 10-10-2010, 04:37 PM

One of the great things about the vortechs. Mad ass flow and very little power. Likely WAY more effective per watt than the air I'm thinking.

Lance · #7 10-10-2010, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

One of the great things about the vortechs. Mad ass flow and very little power. Likely WAY more effective per watt than the air I'm thinking.

I agree. They're worth their weight in gold.

Tom R · #8 10-11-2010, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Lance

Thanks everyone. The generator is a cheapie 1300 Watt I got from Canadian Tire a couple of years ago. You have to take the air filter off and inject a little gas into the carb to get it to start.

Any generator will work.

I have a cheap $125.00 made in China 2 stroke that I bought at Canadian Tire. Its a bit noisy but it works. My main system pump is an 3600 GPH Amp Master that runs on 143 W.

Tom R

Lance · #9 10-11-2010, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom R

Any generator will work.

I have a cheap $125.00 made in China 2 stroke that I bought at Canadian Tire. Its a bit noisy but it works. My main system pump is an 3600 GPH Amp Master that runs on 143 W.

Tom R

Wow, that's pretty low wattage for a pump that size. The Barracuda draws about 500 watts at 6' head pressure.
I added up the wattage requirements for the two tanks: return pumps, and powerheads add up to less than 1000 watts so I could run the Barracuda on the generator as well. The generator is rated for 1300 watts but recommends to be run no higher than 1000 watts continuously. Good to know for next time.

PoonTang · #10 10-10-2010, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by christyf5

Great to hear Lance. I've had my generator for almost 3 years now and have never run it. Every year I think about getting it out of the box and starting it up but never get around to it. This is a good reminder

Um ya now might be a good time to do that instead of when you really need it lol only to find out its not working. lol