Lost power

[hoosierdoc]

Gee! Only the Indianapolis is represented as having problems. What about the rest of the damn state? Don't we count?

Pah!

PS: Not b* tching at you BehindBlueI's, just the map.

Uhm... it's an INDIANAPOLIS power and light service map

No, I don't have a motorcycle. I thought about using the snowblower tank but I was out of time for rigging up stuff.

 

[churchmouse]

I heard a transformer blow and we lost power. Why don't they put roofs over those things? Its not like this doesn't happen pretty regularly.

Luckily I've got the generator going so we still have Internet and a few lights, but I don't have enough electric heaters to keep the whole house warm. We can keep the basement nice and toasty, though. I may have to take the sleigh to the gas station depending on how long before they fix it, might as well get some bacon while I'm out.

WE have lost power 2 times today. Out right now. On the Battery's right now. Genny's running the other house.

 

[mrjarrell]

Reports indicate that Middletown has lost power tonight. Officials are opening the Government Building/Town hall at 8p to serve as a warming station for residents

From NASHFM on Facebook. See FB is of value.

 

[88E30M50]

I thought we were going to lose power about 2 hours ago on the north edge of Johnson County. There was a bright flash from a couple of houses down and then things went dark for a couple of seconds. I was sure the power was on it's way out but it has not gone down since then. Fingers crossed we make it through the night with power.

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

we're sitting pretty in the top left corner. cold outside, toasty warm indoors. have my generator, kerosene heater, and buddy heater just in case.

NIPSCO Power Outage Map

 

[churchmouse]

Logs in the stove....gas log running in the family room. Furnace has not cycled today with the wood stove cranking. Low light and TV/internet on the battery's.

 

[woowoo2]

Churchmouse, how many batteries? I have three deep cycle and two inverters in the storm shelter. Charge them once a month.

 

[churchmouse]

Churchmouse, how many batteries? I have three deep cycle and two inverters in the storm shelter. Charge them once a month.

4 deep cycle marine rated gell cells. 2 inverters, 1 for clean power and 1 for lights etc.

 

[churchmouse]

4 deep cycle marine rated gell cells. 2 inverters, 1 for clean power and 1 for lights etc.

I have a 4 batt. smart charger on them. The stay cycled.

 

[firecadet613]

Still have power here, but I did this yesterday just in case...

How To Wire Your Gas Furnace To A Generator | RicksDIY.com

 

[JustJohnKB]

Still have power here, but I did this yesterday just in case...

How To Wire Your Gas Furnace To A Generator | RicksDIY.com

If wiring is not your thing could try.

How to Build a Rocket Stove to Impress the Boys - Prepared Housewives

 

[MikeDVB]

4 deep cycle marine rated gell cells. 2 inverters, 1 for clean power and 1 for lights etc.

I never thought about setting something like this up... Can you link to some resources on this or post up some details?

I have a couple of small UPS systems for my computers/internet/etc but they don't last too long.

 

[churchmouse]

I never thought about setting something like this up... Can you link to some resources on this or post up some details?

I have a couple of small UPS systems for my computers/internet/etc but they don't last too long.

I built my own system. Nothing fancy. 4 deep cycle gel cells wired up in parallel with 2 inverters. 1 is clean power hi-end piece for electronic and the other is mid range 30 AMP unit for lights and furnace blower. It will run a refrigerator if need be but not for a long time. Gennys for that. The smart charger has 4 outputs on it and does a great job keeping the batts. topped off. We cycle them all the time.
I get my inverters from older motor homes about to be scrapped. Some of these are really nice units.

We can run the house all night if we are on top of what we are using. No lights on you do not need. I have ran the refrigerator on this before as well.

 

[MikeDVB]

Very interesting... I'd love to get a generator [that was the plan all-along] but I doubt I could get one in this neighborhood [not out in the country yet like I'd like, but in the next decade that's the goal].

I could always get one of the cheap ones at the store that runs at 3600 RPM and is only good for a few hundred hours - I suppose it would depend on how often it was needed. Would prefer a propane/natural gas/diesel generator with an ATS.

 

[churchmouse]

Very interesting... I'd love to get a generator [that was the plan all-along] but I doubt I could get one in this neighborhood [not out in the country yet like I'd like, but in the next decade that's the goal].

I could always get one of the cheap ones at the store that runs at 3600 RPM and is only good for a few hundred hours - I suppose it would depend on how often it was needed. Would prefer a propane/natural gas/diesel generator with an ATS.

The power from a cheapy is not very clean. Your UPS systems might clean it up if you run all the power through them for your computers.
Get a good unit with clean power. It will not let you down.
Screw the neighbors. I bet you have a lot of friends if you have a genny in a blackout. We ran a cord over the fence to the family behind us. They have young kids. I have a soft heart.
Mine are very muffled and we have insulated covers for them of they have to run a long time. You can barely hear them from the fence.

 

[MikeDVB]

It's not so much the neighbors as much as the association. I didn't see anything in the rules that says we can't but we have to get 'approval' which they could obviously refuse to provide.

We were trying hard to find somewhere without some sort of association but the only houses without associations needed WAY too much work [I'm not that handy - not yet anyways].

 

[BehindBlueI's]

I think I need to have an electrician install one of those transfer switches so I can run my furnace and well pump off the generator next time.

 

[sig-guy]

It's not so much the neighbors as much as the association. I didn't see anything in the rules that says we can't but we have to get 'approval' which they could obviously refuse to provide.

We were trying hard to find somewhere without some sort of association but the only houses without associations needed WAY too much work [I'm not that handy - not yet anyways].

I feel for you guys that have to deal with this sh*t. You buy yourself a nice house and then have to go by chickensh*t rules to comply. It's not like you're getting free housing and are a burden to someone!

I will NEVER buy a home with an HOA... EVER!

 

[hornadylnl]

Amazingly I still have power on my crap REMC. Going to go out and fire up the diesel generator in a bit just in case to make sure I can get it to start.

 

[mrjarrell]

Our power went off and on a couple of times last night. Just enough to make us nervous. Still on today, knock on wood.