Posted by Tony in Mass. on December 09, 2013 at 18:16:24 from (71.192.19.81):
In Reply to: Cost of generation posted by David G on December 09, 2013 at 10:47:52:
2 years ago in the Halloween ice storm, the oil drain unscrewed from the 4KW gen, first hour of first day. If it didn't die, it would have used 1&1/2 to 2 gallons an hour at best. Improvise! Rewired the furnace burner into an extension cord, and another line to the fridge and floor lamp in the kitchen, out the hatchway into a window of an old caravan, 1KW inverter plugged in the cigarette lighter. Not constant running, but house stayed warm, food stayed cold, 4 days, 7 gallons. Number crunchers on here said it was technically impossible, but I don't care, pulled it off once, all ready to do it again next time. Another small inverter in a car kept the phone and credit card machine going at the shop.. so the only hot food in town for people with an electric range. The 440 for the freezers? Agh... well.. whatever was getting soft, was going to be the special of the day!! .. don't even want to think about keeping 3 phase going with gasoline or diesel... pray for 20th century civilization to return quickly....
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