crimsonvice Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Going on 6 hours no power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Bummer. I have a large home improvement project that has a whole house version in the budget because this is what keeps me up at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flounder Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Wow, hope you get power back soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonvice Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share Posted November 15, 2018 30 minutes ago, Muttley000 said: Bummer. I have a large home improvement project that has a whole house version in the budget because this is what keeps me up at night. Heading to Lowe's. What size generator do I need? I know nothing about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 (edited) How many amps do you need to run times 120 volts and safety factor of times two. I don’t know what sizes portables come in commonly but I would guess around 3000 Watts would be sufficient. For the whole system plus some Edited November 15, 2018 by Muttley000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoWaiAma Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 I got lucky. Most of my neighborhood is without power. I need a genny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonvice Posted November 16, 2018 Author Share Posted November 16, 2018 2 hours ago, Muttley000 said: How many amps do you need to run times 120 volts and safety factor of times two. I don’t know what sizes portables come in commonly but I would guess around 3000 Watts would be sufficient. For the whole system plus some I ended up picking one up a 3600w. I didn't realize how expensive they are/can be. I had wanted to get 6500+, but they were coming in close to $1k. EEEK... It's up and running now, everything seems to be okay with 11 hours of being off. Hopefully, I won't be using it much. Flounder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 20 minutes ago, crimsonvice said: I ended up picking one up a 3600w. I didn't realize how expensive they are/can be. I had wanted to get 6500+, but they were coming in close to $1k. EEEK... It's up and running now, everything seems to be okay with 11 hours of being off. Hopefully, I won't be using it much. Glad you got taken care of, and its still cheaper than all your sticks dying! Once you get one the power never goes out again though or so I am told lol Flounder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonvice Posted November 16, 2018 Author Share Posted November 16, 2018 Lol that will probably be the case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flounder Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 I would pay $1k for that scenario! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonvice Posted November 16, 2018 Author Share Posted November 16, 2018 I wish I could have, it just wasnt an expense that I was planning on. I will evaluate everything after this, and make adjustments where needed. Lines are still draped across the driveway and the energy company says that they should be by before midnight tonight to move the wires, not fix the broken ground. Looks to me like the giant limb at the end of the drive dropped on the wire and snapped the ground wire. Pushing 220v to all of our electronics in the house. We didnt realize what was going on at first, and my wife kept flipping the breakers back on, as we continued to fry everything in the house....oops. Just for giggles I flipped it on again this morning to see if the big appliances were toast or not, and sure enough washer, dryer, fridge, deep freezer all seem to be busted. Another awesome thing about living in the woods is not having city water. I think I water pump is busted as well. I called our insurance company and an adjuster will be contacting me soon. Looks like insurance might help with my fish room upgrade! Until then living at the in-laws. I dont know whats worse. lol Flounder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flounder Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Sorry to hear this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Any updates Brandon? How is the system holding up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonvice Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 2 hours ago, Muttley000 said: Any updates Brandon? How is the system holding up? Power is back. All livestock is alive and well. I thought, the trigger was dead when I first got the generator up. After about 30 minutes he started slowly moving around. He seems good now. Doser and ATK for sure are dead. Having LFS quote replacement price on dead and malfunctioning equipment. Insurance will cover replacement costs Washer and dryer are fried. Other small items through the house we are finding periodically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flounder Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Glad to hear the livestock is alive and well, appliances can be replaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buk Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Wow. A real crisis averted. Congrats on keeping your inhabitants well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Glad you are taken care of! Decent insurance isn't the cheapest, but those couple times in life you need it prove the value! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Whole house generators are the way to go. Never need to worry about the power going out again. Plus what if you are away from home? I was in Wyoming hunting and our power went out for 4 hours. Never missed a beat, good to go. By the way, we have had ours 2 yrs. and the power still goes out occasionally. Flounder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonvice Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 36 minutes ago, JMM said: Whole house generators are the way to go. Never need to worry about the power going out again. Plus what if you are away from home? I was in Wyoming hunting and our power went out for 4 hours. Never missed a beat, good to go. By the way, we have had ours 2 yrs. and the power still goes out occasionally. I will definitely be looking into this especially when we buy/build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flounder Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Father in-law put in a $20k generator on his house. They only experience 1/2 second power outage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Ours was about 8 grand installed. It runs my house and half my shop which is 3 freezers and lights and furnace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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