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re: Let's talk generator operation at night
Posted on 4/28/15 at 8:04 am to TulaneUVA
Posted on 4/28/15 at 8:04 am to TulaneUVA
You mean you don't have a main line generator hooked up to natural gas? Trashy.
But really, if you don't have a marine ice chest and a few bags of ice to store your food in, just let the generator run. You'll eventually tune it out.
But really, if you don't have a marine ice chest and a few bags of ice to store your food in, just let the generator run. You'll eventually tune it out.
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Posted on 4/28/15 at 8:05 am to TulaneUVA
I don't understand how people can have issues with generators. Yeah they're loud, but cmon, the power's out and it was caused by a freaking tornado.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 8:08 am to djangochained
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You close to neighbors-? Can you put in outside
Wait... What?
Posted on 4/28/15 at 8:47 am to DownSouthDave
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If anyone can hear your generator running, it's because they don't have one of their own. Jealousy is a terrible thing... You bought the damn thing, let it eat.
As a non-generator owner I agree with this. I hate the sound of my neighbor's generator at all times.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 9:24 am to TulaneUVA
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Understandable in this situation?
Unless your neighbors want to replace the spoiled food.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 9:26 am to TulaneUVA
No one will complain about a generator in a power outage.
It's loud, but it's a common sound.
It's loud, but it's a common sound.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 9:26 am to TulaneUVA
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What are your thoughts in running this all night? It's pretty loud. Understandable in this situation?
absolutely. I ran mine all last night. I pan on going home and running it mid day, and then again when I get home. I ain't losing two deer's worth of sausage and all the crawfish bisque I made last month.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 9:27 am to stout
Someone on here MJ2 I think pointed out some Nat gas conversion kit for generators. As I filled mine up yesterday I lamented not ordering the NG kit.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 9:28 am to junkfunky
Screw the neighbors, and the food will be ok , I want lights ,hot water , fans and TV ..,..
Posted on 4/28/15 at 9:29 am to Jim Rockford
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Longer if you keep some dry ice in there.
Don't put dry ice in a freezer.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 9:31 am to tigerswin03
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I want lights ,hot water , fans and TV ..,..
I learned that instant hot water heaters suck in power outage situations.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 9:32 am to DownSouthDave
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If anyone can hear your generator running, it's because they don't have one of their own. Jealousy is a terrible thing...
I can barely hear mine running when standing next to it...With that said, the noise from other gens don't really bother me.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 10:03 am to lsuwontonwrap
I do not think people in south Louisiana even notice when a generator is running.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 10:04 am to TulaneUVA
Sorry can't help you, but have fun with the 5 gal gas cans. I have a 35kw that runs my house, cuts it's self on and off as needed.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 10:05 am to stout
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You will have to wake up to put gas in it. I remember taking generator fill up turns during Rita.
How big of a tank do you have on the generator...?
On mine, the 5 gallons usually ran for approx 12 hours....I would fill it in the morning and evening...
Posted on 4/28/15 at 10:06 am to Triggerr
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Sorry can't help you, but have fun with the 5 gal gas cans.
suck it. Hope the $10K you spent on it is worth the 2 hours a year you use it.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 10:12 am to TheDeathValley
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I do not think people in south Louisiana even notice when a generator is running.
This. Neighbor on the street behind me (different neighborhood) had his on and didn't hear it until I got the paper this am.
And I live in an old house near LSU that I'm upgrading and a built in generator is on the list of things to ad. Had one ever since Katrina and it was great.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 10:13 am to TulaneUVA
just have a big neighborhood cookout
Posted on 4/28/15 at 10:52 am to 777Tiger
If I can sleep with it right outside my bedroom, than my neighbors should have no problem sleeping through it.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 12:20 pm to Motorboat
Haha This coming from the guy still without power. Welcome to the hood, it was worth it when power was out for 12 days after gustave and it was life as usual around my house or when kids were young and power would go out for 1/2 day on a random sunny day for no reason etc. and we didn't have to relocate nanny and kids. Rest easy you have a standing invitation to move in for next extended outage, hell at this rate that may be tonight
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