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Mr. Luddite[_4_]

On 9/20/2017 11:08 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 08:17:20 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 9/20/2017 8:13 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 9/20/2017 7:45 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
justan wrote:
Keyser Soze Wrote in message:
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 9/19/2017 9:07 PM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 9/19/17 8:51 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 07:45:26 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

The generator burns 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 "gallons" of propane an hour,
depending on the load. We do keep the load as low as possible, though,

Yikes. I was complaining about 0.8 GPH. If you are happy burning 36
gallons a day and up, I will STFU. What do you pay for propane? It
seems to be $2-4 a gallon here depending on some mysterious formula.
A 250 gallon tank (really 200) is only going to last 5 days at the low
end of usage and you could burn it in 3 days if you actually used that
17KVA
Yikes!
So much for the whole house generator for me. Mine did run my wholeprofessional
house minus the AC, dryer and water heater and I have a plan for the
water heater. With a pool, the AC is not important during the day and w
at night my generator runs the mini split in the bedroom just fine.

The last time I looked, some months ago, it was about $2.59 a gallon.
Our "outages" usually last only a few hours, sometimes overnight, and
of personal comfort
typically we only get one every few months. We
got the generator after a
big outage that lasted a week. Our yippy-dippy local electrical co-op
seems to have gotten better over the years. Or the storms have gotten
smaller. If we had a four day outage, it would cost about $250 in fuel,
less than we'd spend on a decent local motel, assuming we could find one
that had power.

You'd move into a motel because of a four day power outage if you didn't
have your generator?

Why?

For starters, my wife wears suits and other professional outfits to work
and when she sees patients, and, like me likes to bathe at least once a
day. Then there is the matter of having water to flush the toilet. Then
there is the matter when it is too hot outside. And so forth.

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Posted with my iPad Pro

Wuss.

I’m sure with the bozos you encounter in your daily rounds, it doesn’t
matter if you stink.

You and your wife stink if you miss a daily bath? Gross.

We were discussing a four day outage, remember? Duh.

You're a progressive liberal who believes in science, correct?
Here's some science for you:

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-often-should-you-shower-science-2017-1

The first thing I addressed was cleaning up the pool. That goes a long
way towards keeping cool and not developing that 3d world smell.
Flushing toilets is the easy one. Just dump a bucket of water in it.
OTOH if you have a lift pump, it might just come up in your bath tub.
My septic is gravity operated. When they told me all new systems might
have to be mound systems I just fixed the one I had ... off the books.
Tiki bar builders know how to do that sort of thing ;-)

Florida ... or at least some sections of it ... does not seem to have a
big problem with septic systems which surprised me because of the water
table. When we bought the first house in Jupiter I asked if the septic
system had been routinely pumped or if any inspections were required.
The realtor looked at me like I had two heads.

Up here it's recommended you have your system pumped once a year ...
every two years max. We also have a mandatory inspection called "Title
V" that the homeowner is responsible to have done when selling the
property. The inspection is basically to ensure the tank, "D" box and
leeching field is working properly. Some of the older homes fail and
it can prevent a sale. The state also banned mound systems a few years
ago. So, if your system fails the inspection, you can plan on a $30k to
$50k expenditure.