Jesse Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 With everything going on in Texas and no power it got me thinking. What would you do if you lost power? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewSPS Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Be prepared before it happens. I have everything on a battery ups backup. The apex will alert me of a power outage and turns off non critical equipment giving me 30-40 minutes of run time to get home. Dedicated generator in the garage that can run the tank for 12 hours on a tank of gas. key is to test your backups before you need to use them. I’ve ran mine through simulated power outages to ensure nothing will overflow and everything stays running smoothly. I have since made changes such as running back up heaters on separate ups backups that kick on when the main ones die or fail. Another change was putting the Wifi router on a backup to make sure I always get alerts from the apex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishoutofwater Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 The last time the power went out I did nothing. So far that I’ve figured out I am prepared. Automatic standby generator, ups on router, modem, and on Profilux. Profilux has power cut monitoring and alerts to power outage. Ups only have to last about 45 seconds for generator to kick on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Within a minute the whole house generator kick on. Just keep on working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 If it’s less than 45 minutes, I don’t do anything. If I know it’s coming back on soon but may take an hour, I’ll throw a couple bubblers in the tank. If it’s going to be longer than that. I fire up the generator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Joe said: If it’s less than 45 minutes, I don’t do anything. If I know it’s coming back on soon but may take an hour, I’ll throw a couple bubblers in the tank. If it’s going to be longer than that. I fire up the generator. What about 5 days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 6 minutes ago, Jesse said: What about 5 days? Generator would be on non stop the entire 5 days. I keep enough fuel on hand for 7-10 days. I just rotate my cans. And date them as to when they were filled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1313 Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 I just bought a generator from Home Depot. They have them on sale for $299. 4,000W dual gas/propane. Its like $250 off right now. I need mine more for my house than my tank but i can def hook up a pump and heater and a light if I need to. For those that have thousands of dollars in their tank I see that as a reasonable 1 time insurance payment Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 2 hours ago, brian1313 said: They have them on sale for $299. 4,000W dual gas/propane. Its like $250 off right now. This is the one thing I wish mine had. Having the ability to change fuel sources is a plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1313 Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Ya it was $20 more for the dual one as opposed to the gas so pretty easy choice. Plus I have about 5 propane tanks at any given time around my house due to grills and having a camper so in a pinch I can pop on of those one. Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 8 hours ago, brian1313 said: Ya it was $20 more for the dual one as opposed to the gas so pretty easy choice. Plus I have about 5 propane tanks at any given time around my house due to grills and having a camper so in a pinch I can pop on of those one. Great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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