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Siwsan

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6. I had a generator hard-wired into the house, last year
Sun Jan 25, 2015, 07:43 PM
Jan 2015

After my week without power, during freezing cold, snowy weather, it seemed a good investment. What got me through that situation was having a fireplace and 2 nice feather down comforters to kept me warm enough.

gives you a feeling of confidence! hollysmom Jan 2015 #1
Stay safe and warm. alfie Jan 2015 #2
Ominous call to be sure. Sherman A1 Jan 2015 #3
I'm okay glasshouses Jan 2015 #7
Very Good! Sherman A1 Jan 2015 #9
Yikes! cwydro Jan 2015 #4
I have seen some on threads here mock this storm... chillfactor Jan 2015 #5
I have not seen anyone mocking it yet. NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #14
I had a generator hard-wired into the house, last year Siwsan Jan 2015 #6
I had a transfer pannel switch put in my breaker box glasshouses Jan 2015 #11
Only run the generator for critical loads. NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #15
Yup my main concern will be heat and the fridge glasshouses Jan 2015 #19
I'm half gas/electric NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #21
Unhappily, new gas stoves will not work in a power outage because they Nay Jan 2015 #23
You can light them manually though. NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #24
Mine's a Kenmore and it won't light, either. During the outage, I had a landline phone Nay Jan 2015 #25
I just have the basics connected to the generator Siwsan Jan 2015 #16
Wow , it's amazing how cold a house can become inside in a matter of hours glasshouses Jan 2015 #20
I installed a Generlink. NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #22
Cl-P hasn't called us sharp_stick Jan 2015 #8
I suppose that's one way to stay warm... Thor_MN Jan 2015 #10
If I got one you're going to get one glasshouses Jan 2015 #12
CL&P is calling everyone. NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #13
Haven't called me. Probably cause I'm always late paying my bill. nt benz380 Jan 2015 #17
Doh ! CentralMass Jan 2015 #18
What kind of backup heating plan can you possibly devise at this point? drm604 Jan 2015 #26
Where are you located? drm604 Jan 2015 #27
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