Get your generators ready

tuawcxs · 10/27/2012, 06:47 AM

If your in the NE make sure your generator is in working order. If you don't have one get one. Lowes says there is a surplus from last year and that their stores are always getting generators in. Last year after the October snowstorm in NJ I was out for 5 days. No generator meant that I could not keep up with the 4 tanks I had. I lost alot. Even thought the Power and Light crews have been busy all summer clearing lines and taking trees down to keep the lines safe dosn't mean that there won't be problems. This storm looks bad so be prepaired. Your little guys are relying on you to keep them safe and alive

agreeive?fish · 10/27/2012, 09:56 AM

generator fantastic idea( with extra fuel and oil), but having a second back up plan in case of prolonged and huge area power outage is a good idea such as multiple battery run air pumps aka bait bucket air pumps (and extra batteries)

if its a prolonged power outage with lots of power line damage in a big area getting more fuel for the generator or batteries ect could be an issue

i know in the ice storm of early 2001 or 2002 we lost 70 plus miles of main transmission line and it was a week before any power was restored and some people were without power for 45 days and only 1 gas station had a generator to operate the gas pumps

GOOD LUCK and BE SAFE

pop0tart · 10/27/2012, 10:06 AM

I don't have the cash on me for a generator, so I am going the route of using an inverter on deep cycle batteries to run a Maxijet 1200 and a 100 watt heater for my nano.

Here's a sample equation for converting watts to amps and using the battery's rating to see how long a battery will supply power to equipment:

The equations are: P (in watts) = VI so 120watts/12vdc = 10.0 amps
For a 80Ah battery: 80Ah/10.0 amps = 8.0 hours at 120watts

I would get 8 hours out of each battery assuming the heater was running all the time.

Not the best strategy, but I may be able to save my tank using this system, if need be

10/27/2012, 06:47 AM	#1
tuawcxs Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 91	Get your generators ready If your in the NE make sure your generator is in working order. If you don't have one get one. Lowes says there is a surplus from last year and that their stores are always getting generators in. Last year after the October snowstorm in NJ I was out for 5 days. No generator meant that I could not keep up with the 4 tanks I had. I lost alot. Even thought the Power and Light crews have been busy all summer clearing lines and taking trees down to keep the lines safe dosn't mean that there won't be problems. This storm looks bad so be prepaired. Your little guys are relying on you to keep them safe and alive

10/27/2012, 09:56 AM	#2
agreeive?fish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,803	generator fantastic idea( with extra fuel and oil), but having a second back up plan in case of prolonged and huge area power outage is a good idea such as multiple battery run air pumps aka bait bucket air pumps (and extra batteries) if its a prolonged power outage with lots of power line damage in a big area getting more fuel for the generator or batteries ect could be an issue i know in the ice storm of early 2001 or 2002 we lost 70 plus miles of main transmission line and it was a week before any power was restored and some people were without power for 45 days and only 1 gas station had a generator to operate the gas pumps GOOD LUCK and BE SAFE Last edited by agreeive?fish; 10/27/2012 at 10:01 AM.

10/27/2012, 10:06 AM	#3
pop0tart Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Central PA Posts: 128	I don't have the cash on me for a generator, so I am going the route of using an inverter on deep cycle batteries to run a Maxijet 1200 and a 100 watt heater for my nano. Here's a sample equation for converting watts to amps and using the battery's rating to see how long a battery will supply power to equipment: The equations are: P (in watts) = VI so 120watts/12vdc = 10.0 amps For a 80Ah battery: 80Ah/10.0 amps = 8.0 hours at 120watts I would get 8 hours out of each battery assuming the heater was running all the time. Not the best strategy, but I may be able to save my tank using this system, if need be