Adaptation is key, when we had the ice storm of '98 I was living with my
parents, we went 69 hours without electricity. In that case we were completely
without short of flashlights. They have a coal burning stove in the basement
which provided all the heat for the house. My bedroom on the second floor was
getting mighty cold so I slept in my -15F rated sleeping bag and was toasty
warm. We cooked on the propane stovetop.
In '08 Angie and I went through another ice storm here, that time we were only
without power for 36 hours. Our wood stove kept the house warm, a one story
house is much easier to keep warm. We cooked on the Coleman stove, and watched
videos on my laptop powered by the lawn tractor battery and inverter.
I have since bought a 1200w generator that will run the sump pump or
refrigerator but I've never run it "in anger" it mostly sits...
-Curt
From: Curly McLain via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Cc: Curly McLain <126die...@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2015 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Tesla Pwerwall
>Curly wrote:
>> Once again the Cathey solution is good.
>
>I thought the Cathey solution I recall from pictures at the Cathey
>compound was a very large vintage military generator, Jim? Maybe that
>wasn't Cathey? Cathey is Spokane, correct?
>mao
Jim is the VOICE of experience! He found out firsthand that
generators suck a lot of go juice. Yes, he has a monster generator,
and some others.
The sensible thing to do when the power is out, is to adapt. We've
been through lots of power outages up to maybe 12 hours. Hardly
Katrina proportions. A wood stove (with wood), a 24" LP gas stove,
and candles are all we've ever needed.
If OKieDonn puts in the soft start for the heat pump, a 5500W
generator should pul the load. A second could power the pump and
other household necessities
In a Katrina Situation, the most important thing is to keep the
refrigerator going. A little extra juice for a couple lights is
nice. Air cond to keep things from molding becomes a nice thing
after 2 days or so, but is not needed to support life.
I always looked on a power outage as an adventure and a chance to
test out the situation.
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