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re: My new generator is the difference between evacuating and hunkering down.
Posted on 8/27/21 at 5:06 pm to baobabtiger
Posted on 8/27/21 at 5:06 pm to baobabtiger
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A generac whole house generator makes hurricane season stress free. I highly recommend it.
Except for water, falling branches, and tornadoes
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Posted on 8/27/21 at 5:09 pm to GreenRockTiger
quote:For events over the past 20 years, that you were pregnant during them is redundant.
I’ve only ever evacuated for Katrina - which was good bc we got 12-15 feet and I was 36 weeks pregnant
Posted on 8/27/21 at 5:27 pm to Redlos
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Generator is nice, but transfer switch is next level. Of course whole house is the pinnacle but I don’t lose power that often to justify.
Give me a call I’ll get it done for ya
Posted on 8/27/21 at 5:32 pm to Slippy
If you lose natural gas pressure, you’re fricked. Unless you have a backup portable.
One other cavet: too many house generators hooked up to a given main supply line to a group of homes can cause the pressure to drop enough so that none of them work. None of them. Seen this happen. fricked again unless you have a portable generator.
One other cavet: too many house generators hooked up to a given main supply line to a group of homes can cause the pressure to drop enough so that none of them work. None of them. Seen this happen. fricked again unless you have a portable generator.
Posted on 8/27/21 at 5:50 pm to Redlos
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Generator is nice, but transfer switch is next level. Of course whole house is the pinnacle but I don’t lose power that often to justify.
Transfer switches are for pussies. Backfeed into the dryer plug with a suicide cord.
For real though, I have a 50amp plug for that’s on its own breaker to backfeed into the breaker panel. Just got to kill the main first
Posted on 8/27/21 at 5:59 pm to TigerGman
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pics???
LOL.. She was/is so stupid.. She "accidentally" posted a beaver shot of herself on facebook. I contacted her and she denied it was her and that she had been hacked.. I laughed and told her "I never forget a face"..
Posted on 8/27/21 at 6:01 pm to patchesohoulihan_007
I already have one, just not the whole house.
Posted on 8/27/21 at 6:01 pm to bakersman
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For real though, I have a 50amp plug for that’s on its own breaker to backfeed into the breaker panel. Just got to kill the main first
Did this exact thing for last house with a 8500 Watt generator with Male/Male cord plugged into the dryer receptacle. Just moved into new house had a dedicated 220/50A circuit run to just outside backdoor.
Cut the main, and I can pick and choose which circuits I want to utilize at certain times staying under 7000 Watts. Found the best way to accomplish the closest thing to a whole home setup is to run the fridge and 3 EA smaller roll around 10K BTU AC units every other hour during the day and AC's only all night. Food doesn't spoil/defrost, plenty of AC for a week, and can run just about everything else in the home with a few exceptions.
Posted on 8/27/21 at 6:03 pm to bakersman
That’s my exact setup as well, calling it a transfer switch is just easier to convey.
Posted on 8/27/21 at 6:03 pm to soccerfüt
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For events over the past 20 years, that you were pregnant during them is redundant.
It’s only 6 kids. But Katrina was scary bc we would’ve been on the rooftop for sure - we weren’t sure my mom had left St Bernard (she did and went to my maw maw’s in Metry) ugh - don’t wish that on anyone
This post was edited on 8/27/21 at 6:06 pm
Posted on 8/27/21 at 6:04 pm to Slippy
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My new generator is the difference between evacuating and hunkering down.
Only if you have fuel? Do you have fuel?
Posted on 8/27/21 at 6:09 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
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My buddy in NO paid for a whole home generator months ago.
Gets installed in 3 weeks.
He's not happy
He’ll be happy again when gas bills come out and he sees what he saved.
Posted on 8/27/21 at 6:22 pm to Slippy
This attitude works great when you have a 250mph wind and ballistic rated steel reinforced concrete shelter (fema 361) and a cooler full of beer, charcoal, and a side of beef.
Oh, and about 50 plastic bags.
Oh, and about 50 plastic bags.
Posted on 8/27/21 at 6:40 pm to Basura Blanco
I got a duel fuel 15k portable Duromax. And it’s able to push my central air. I had enough of using 2 generators to keep my house going. I have an old 7500 that i used to push the house and a smaller 5k to run a bunch of window/portable units
Posted on 8/27/21 at 8:39 pm to GreenRockTiger
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You wanta get knocked up for this hurricane too?
No thanks
Wanta just swallow a few swimmers??
Posted on 8/28/21 at 8:12 pm to GreenRockTiger
My generator runs my well.
Posted on 8/28/21 at 8:20 pm to Slippy
I remember that.
Posted on 8/28/21 at 8:25 pm to baobabtiger
I wouldn’t say stress free, I can cope without power, it’s the trees on houses, ripped off roofs, other property damage that is stressful
Posted on 8/28/21 at 8:26 pm to Slippy
WE have a big portable one that we can run the pool house with. Window unit, Bathroom/shower/fridge/microwave/tv for dvds/antenna — we’re good.
No trees in range if house or pool house so I’m now always hesitant to leave. Not a flood risk either.
Evacuating with pets is hard and the kids are gone so it works for us.
No trees in range if house or pool house so I’m now always hesitant to leave. Not a flood risk either.
Evacuating with pets is hard and the kids are gone so it works for us.
Posted on 8/28/21 at 8:34 pm to Slippy
I just have a portable generator, but it’ll run the refrigerator, coffee pot, a window unit, and a few other things, which is all I need. As long as I’m out of storm surge danger, I’ll stay.
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