[Fot] UPS power backup

[Joe Curry]

That is pretty much what I was doing when I lived up in WA.  We were out in
the boonies and were the last ones on the grid to get power back when the
Northwest's famous winds would blow down the trees and power lines.  It took
only one episode of losing everything in the freezer to convince me that a
generator was a small investment that was well spent.

 

Joe C.

 

  _____  

From: BillDentin at aol.com [mailto:BillDentin at aol.com] 
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 12:11 PM
To: spitlist at cox.net; cwnfot at gmail.com; mark at bradakis.com;
fot at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] UPS power backup

 


A few years back, here in Brookfield, Wisconsin we went through a period
where our power was going out what seemed like constantly.  I started
keeping my racing paddock generator in the garage to supply power to a
couple of critical outlets (refrigerator, etc.).  I didn't, but several
neighbors had so-called 'back-feed' outlets installed in their garage, which
allowed them to feed power from their generators.  It worked really slick,
and I thought hard about doing it as well, but did not.  It worked out OK
for me, as the problem ceased.  It has not happened (for more than a minute
or two) any time since.  Not a problem since.  I guess it's the old, "Buy
and umbrella and it won't rain." Rule.  Actually, I think American
Transmission (the big local power provider company) completed a new
substation, which brought more power to the community.

Bill Dentinger