There are the occasionally high wind events here in the Olympic Penninsula. And those can cause short-term power outages. Has happened twice this storm season, with each outage under 12 hours.<\/p>\n
A friend is selling their very slightly used generator at a great price, so that is our next self-reliance purchase. Initially I will use it for wind-caused power outages, with heavy-duty extension cords for the fridge, freezer, and my CPAP (I don’t sleep well without the CPAP).<\/p>\n
Ultimately, the generator will be connected to several house circuits via an manual transfer switch. I got a circuit tracer from Harbor Frieght (here http:\/\/goo.gl\/17qeZI for $19.00) to identify the circuits at the main panel. I’ll then instaall a 30 amp manual transfer switch and wire several circuits through the transfer switch (I’m thinking fridge, freezer, and the DirectTV\/TV, plus bedroom).<\/p>\n
With that in place, I’ll be able to fire up the generator, connect to the transfer switch, flip the transfer switch to isolate the main (so I don’t feed back into the power grid), and I’ll be OK for the next power outage. I can watch DirecTV during the outage, and keep cell phones charged.<\/p>\n
With a couple of battery-powered LED camp lights, plus other FLASHLIGHTS , and the propane fireplace (which may also get connected to the transfer switch to power the fan for better heat), I figure we’ll be in good shape for a power outage. Around here, they last under 12 hours (the last two were about 8 hours), so a couple of five-gallon cans of gas will keep things working until the power is restored.<\/p>\n
In the meantime, work continues on the WordPress plugins, with some final fine-tuning of the code and operation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There are the occasionally high wind events here in the Olympic Penninsula. And those can cause short-term power outages. Has happened twice this storm season, with each outage under 12 hours.<\/p>\n
A friend is selling their very slightly used generator at a great price, so that is our next self-reliance purchase. Initially I will use it for wind-caused power outages, with heavy-duty extension cords for the fridge, freezer, and my CPAP (I don’t sleep well without the CPAP).<\/p>\n