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LungButter
6/16/2022 8:09am
6/16/2022 8:09am
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6/25/2022 10:00pm
So that sounds pretty scary....
Anybody had any yet?
Anybody had any yet?
but yeah, let's completely ditch combustion for electric, what's the worst that could happen... oh yeah...
The Shop
Get a decent 7.5KW or better generator!
Of course by then I’ll be paying 100.00 to fill it up, lol…
Probably have to use the generator to power the lights while I do the electrical in the middle of the night during a blackout because I procrastinated and didn't do it when I didn't need it. LOL
TM
Based on the Biden administration success with the war on fossil fuel I predict firewood is going to make a big comeback. Old wood gas technology is the future.
I figure with the price of gas firewood is only going to cost more and more to get, getting it now is basically an investment!
That explains this.
Two years ago we replaced our 500 gal propane tank with a 1,000 gal tank.
Had it buried out back.
We heat and cook with gas.
But since we owned the old tank, we just had them move it out next to our storage building.
We've been thinking about tying it in with a generator.
Now we might be doing more that just thinking about it.
I run a cabinet shop out of my house.
We lose power, I lose income.
Pit Row
But I kinda agree with AvidChimp, your not exactly "off grid" with that setup.
I also agree with you, a traditional Gen is only as good as your gas supply.
No perfect answer, but anything is better than nothing!
Idaho has a pretty big surplus and I just got a check in the mail for damn near $1k....I don't want to get in the weeds of arguing whether that's right or wrong, just curious if CA does the same?
So yeah, not excited about the generator solution. Plus the generators are friggin fire hazards for sure by themselves, people messing around gas, running hot engines out near tall grasses, etc.
You can still burn wood in California for heat. Some municipalities have made it very difficult if not impossible to add a wood burning stove or utilize them though.
I saw this at a gas station tonight
Zoom in.
It is a window ac unit stuck in a sliding rear window.
Running on a 5000 watt inverter.
Redneck as hell, but we will get by here.
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