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longhorn320

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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #12600 on: February 19, 2021, 05:43:01 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on February 19, 2021, 05:36:18 PM
Is that a whole-house genset, lh320? 

I've been considering doing something to patch in my portable 3500W genny that I use for the RV, and set it up to plug into the main circuit board at my house.  Really just looking to charge two circuits-- one for a refrigerator, and one for the fan for the natural gas furnace.

Her house is only about 2400 sf and 1 story so doing the whole house is not a huge job
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #12601 on: February 19, 2021, 05:43:20 PM »
Quote from: longhorn320 on February 19, 2021, 05:39:19 PM
theres lots of good companies that would be happy to give you a quote

these things have gotten really advanced

hell they even monitor themselves and will tell you if theres a problem
Indeed. 


I basically lucked out this time.  And I'm grateful, of course.

But it's highlighted a gap in my preparedness plan that I didn't know existed and that I don't like at all.
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #12602 on: February 19, 2021, 05:45:01 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on February 19, 2021, 05:43:20 PM
Indeed.


I basically lucked out this time.  And I'm grateful, of course.

But it's highlighted a gap in my preparedness plan that I didn't know existed and that I don't like at all.

youre not alone

I also didnt lose power

felt like Id won the lottery
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #12603 on: February 19, 2021, 05:47:38 PM »
Quote from: longhorn320 on February 19, 2021, 05:45:01 PM
youre not alone

I also didnt lose power

felt like Id won the lottery
Amen, brutha.

It did make me REALLY REALLY happy I was able to house so many family and friends though, and help them through this tough time.

Also, luckily, neither my parents nor the parents of my i s c & a aggie wife, lost power for anything other than brief/rolling periods.  And they currently also have water which seems to be rare in Austin, even if they are on a boil-water notice for the foreseeable future.
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #12604 on: February 19, 2021, 05:48:12 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on February 19, 2021, 05:41:46 PM
My quote is $17-19K, but that will run everything, including the pool.

No gas here, so my only choice is diesel. Generac. Made in Wisconsin.
that seems a little high but maybe you live in a castle

dont forget the draw bridge over your mote which needs power to be raised and lowered
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #12605 on: February 19, 2021, 05:50:10 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on February 19, 2021, 05:34:32 PM
I'm doing a whole-house generator, but for different reasons.
As a Florida resident for five years, who was told “we haven’t had a hurricane in 10 years”, who has now lived through 3 hurricanes, I say to you:  great investment!
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #12606 on: February 19, 2021, 05:51:37 PM »
Quote from: Honestbuckeye on February 19, 2021, 05:50:10 PM
As a Florida resident for five years, who was told “we haven’t had a hurricane in 10 years”, who has now lived through 3 hurricanes, I say to you:  great investment!
thats what I told my daughter

it will add to the value of her house
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #12607 on: February 19, 2021, 06:08:31 PM »
I got a quote a few years ago on a whole house generator.  They wanted 12k.  I just hated the thought of plunking down that much money for something I might use once every few years.  I’m sure the next time we have a multiple day stretch without power I’ll regret not getting it, but I just couldn’t pull the trigger on it.

The last time our power was out for more than like 2-3 hours was in 2012 and my son was born right in the middle of that madness.
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #12608 on: February 19, 2021, 06:20:58 PM »
Quote from: Kris60 on February 19, 2021, 06:08:31 PM
I got a quote a few years ago on a whole house generator.  They wanted 12k.  I just hated the thought of plunking down that much money for something I might use once every few years.  I’m sure the next time we have a multiple day stretch without power I’ll regret not getting it, but I just couldn’t pull the trigger on it.

The last time our power was out for more than like 2-3 hours was in 2012 and my son was born right in the middle of that madness.
well here its a different matter cause we get hurricanes in Houston all the time.  If we have a direct hit we could be without power for 3 to 4 weeks

12k seems a bit high 

pays to shop around

for top of the line for a 3000 sf house 
the price should be under 10k

but maybe thats the Texas discount 

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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #12609 on: February 19, 2021, 06:31:09 PM »
just to get back on point below are the latest graphs Im doing on new positives and new deaths from covid






these are 7 day moving averages
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #12610 on: February 19, 2021, 06:34:18 PM »
Quote from: longhorn320 on February 19, 2021, 06:20:58 PM
well here its a different matter cause we get hurricanes in Houston all the time.  If we have a direct hit we could be without power for 3 to 4 weeks

12k seems a bit high

pays to shop around

for top of the line for a 3000 sf house
the price should be under 10k

but maybe thats the Texas discount


Yeah, I’ve mentioned that quote to a few people and it always raises eyebrows, especially considering my house isn’t all that big (roughly 2800 sq. Ft).  But, like you mentioned, you guys get more severe weather than we do.  I still might do it someday but it isn’t a big priority.
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #12611 on: February 19, 2021, 09:19:42 PM »
I purchase 16KW Generacs out of Omaha, installed with pad and cold weather kits for around $10K

should run your entire house
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #12612 on: February 20, 2021, 09:10:12 AM »
My neighbor across the street works for Kohler and I was thinking about getting prices.We have trees all over the place
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #12613 on: February 20, 2021, 10:05:38 AM »
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