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Looks like Jose isn't very happy now,,,
On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 20:36:47 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 9/18/2017 7:54 PM, Alex wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 9/18/2017 1:56 AM, wrote: On Sat, 16 Sep 2017 11:50:01 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 9/16/2017 11:36 AM, Tim wrote: http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/15/us/hur...ast/index.html Kinda seems like the east coast could be threatened... CNN? Fake news.Â*Â* Gonna be sunny and warm.Â* Beach weather.Â* :-) I think by the time it gets to us it will be just a strong nor'easter. Rather have it now than in February. I hope the models are better for you than they were for us. 3 days out, Irma was a Miami storm. It came in over Marco, 100+ miles west. I have been off the air so I have not been looking at the plots and the news is pretty superficial if it is not coming here. They just tell us "relax". Good to hear you survived and didn't have too much damage.Â* Living without power for over a week is a bitch though and those contractor type generators definitely burn a lot of gas.Â* I had a 12.5Kw set up during Wilma but quickly realized my supply of gas (5 or 6, 5 gal jugs) wasn't going to last long if I ran it all the time.Â* I used the little Honda most of the time, just for the refer, a couple of lights and the Direct TV box and TV. We are currently in a Tropical Storm Watch for Jose.Â* It appears it will track well south of us but will expand, spreading some rain and wind tomorrow and Wednesday.Â* No big deal around here.Â* I am watching the other one, "Maria".Â* Still way to early to predict but the Euro model has it tracking right up the coast and hitting Cape Cod. I did the same.Â* The 2Kw handled the refrigerator, freezer, and a small window AC unit I keep on hand.Â* The 6.5Kw sucked gas at 3X the rate with little benefit. Yeah, I ran one refrigerator, a couple of lights, the Direct TV receiver and large flat panel TV. I put it on the "idle" mode and it would run from 9pm until about 7am on one tank of gas (a little over a gallon). I'd fill it up in the morning and it ran all day until evening on one tank. If I wanted coffee or something, I'd unplug the refer temporarily, make a pot of coffee, then switch back to the refer. The only time the little Honda would automatically rev up for a couple of seconds was when the compressor in the refer turned on or the coffee maker was heating. After that it went back to idle mode. My problem is pumps The pool is 1hp, the well is 3/4 hp and the house pump is 3/4hp. I can determine when the pool starts but the well is at the mercy of the pressure switches. I know all 3 plus 2 reefers in locked rotor will trip the genny every time. I know if something like this ever happens again I want better load management. To start with I have to separate the fridges. They are on the same phase now. That is just moving the breaker. We seemed to have enough switch discipline that I had no problem leaving all of the general lighting breakers on. Walking around turning on lights was just like normal, just do what your momma told you and turn the light off if you are not using it. |
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