Still on the generator in mountains

Re: Still on the generator in mountains

e

>... wow ... words can barely express any reaction to such devastation from the storm ...

so good to hear you're safe -- i want you as my neighbor in such a disaster ...

keep safe -- i'm sending you some sunshine

e

Re: Still on the generator in mountains

Glenn Hodges

>Sorry to hear about the mess you people are in Terry, we had it with Frances down here in South Georgia. Our power was out for 55 hours.

Re: Still on the generator in mountains

RonZ

>I'm glad to hear that you're haging in OK. Look on the bright side. There be an awful lot of lumber available. =o)

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Barbara Gill, Remlik Virginia

>Last year after Isabel left us without power I was afraid to use the computer while on generator power because of fluctuations in the power level. Was I being over careful?

Re: Problem with lathe motor

Mark Mandell - Gone Round In Jersey

>Bargara,

If you run your computer with a battery UPS backup system (as I always do) and a surge protector, your power supplied to the CPU and Monitor will be "conditioned" and steady regardless of the power source. It will also run a modem so if the line is active even though the power's out, you will still be able to "get out" (provided the ISP or backbone doesn't crash)

Mark

Thanks -e-

TDaniel

>We are making it fine; like the song goes. "a country boy can survive!' Still no power but we are accustomed to loss of power for days at a time so we have our own back-up. Propane water heater and stove as well as a wood cookstove and wood heat and the generator to power the well pump and refridge and freezer and recharge the flashlights. We don't bug the utility company; we're fine until whenever.......

We just saw the crews removing the fallen trees down our road; the electric company will have their crews out next so we may have power by tomorrow. Thanks for being concerned though.

TD

generator power

TDaniel

>Barb, I was told to make certain there was plenty of gas in the generator before using it to power my puter; seems the problem comes when the generator dies and the voltage quickly goes down. No problems so far.

TD

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Dick Hines

>Glad to hear you are doing OK. We lucked out here. Not much wind and a lot less rain than they were calling for. Had 40 twisters rreported in the state but no one hurt and not much damage. We were lucky.

I went 8 days with no power after Isabel. We got a generator on the third day \but not big enough to run the hot water heater. Cold showers suck. I ahve a 10,000 watter on order. I will be in better shape if it happens again.

Be save and good luck.

Re: Still on the generator in mountains

James Brooks

>Well we do have power as of now TD. We had several tornadoes in Franklin Co. I have 5 big oaks blown over with root balls and debris everywhere. There were 25 houses and 20 chicken houses blown away about 7 miles from here. A woman was killed while sitting in here SUV and a 5 ft. Dia. oak blew down on top of her. About 6 inches of rain in addition to the 8 inches from Francis. I think we have had enough. I don't need wood that bad!!

Tip for generator and water heater

TDaniel

>Dick, you can disconnect one of the elements in your water heater when using it with the generator. It will take longer for it to recover but it will take a lot of the load off your generator. my 4500 watt generator takes care of my 1.5hp well pump and everything else I need. An electric water heater alone will take 4500 watts or more. I just filled my generator with the last can of gas; hoping power is restored before this runs out.

TD

Still on the generator in mountains

TDaniel

>Glad you are ok JB. Winds here weren't that bad but the clouds seemed to get stuck at the mountain and just continued to rain for 2 days and then it didn't take a lot of rain to topple a lot of trees. Those all wheel drive bucket trucks are no match for mud and hills.

TD

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Spencer Cone

>Glad you made out ok,TD. Sounds like things should be back to normal soon. On a side note I've been putting together a new sharpening jig to get the right grind on the bowl gouge. Should have it done today. Thanks for the advice!

Spence

Tks for the information Mark & Terry

Barbara Gill, Remlik Virginia

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