Hurricane Season :(

are many preconstruction homes giving owners the option to install a natural gas backup generator? if so when i buy a new home that is what i will be looking for. something to run the entire house at the first sign of a poweroutage.

anyone have any info on this?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9723414#post9723414 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jessp
are many preconstruction homes giving owners the option to install a natural gas backup generator? if so when i buy a new home that is what i will be looking for. something to run the entire house at the first sign of a poweroutage.

anyone have any info on this?
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Yeah, that was an option when I bought mine
 
i think they are expensive but when you combine the price w/ mortgage it doesn't make much of a difference
 
PM me if you want any info regarding the purchase and installation of one of these Standby home generators as I just had one installed with a very reputable company who saved me 6 GRAND!!! Compared to the next company I got an estimate from. All in all I spent a little more than $5000 with installation, generator and tank. I honestly think that's a drop in the bucket compared to how much we have invested in our homes and Tanks.


Now having the family rush over in the event you loose power I can't do anything about. hehe
 
i just have a battery back-up for my return pump and battery-powered air-bubblers.

i was wondering if you guys knew how long those computer back-up things last, do they have an expiration date?
mines pretty old..atleast 5+yrs.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9733032#post9733032 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gregbot9000
i just have a battery back-up for my return pump and battery-powered air-bubblers.

i was wondering if you guys knew how long those computer back-up things last, do they have an expiration date?
mines pretty old..atleast 5+yrs.
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Not exactly a firm expiration date, but batteries do lose capacity as they age. Some of the UPS units monitor battery condition and provide visual or audible alarms when the battery needs to be replaced. Still, run time can be significantly reduced long before you get to that point.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9716018#post9716018 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by REDDAWG43
As per Armando Bengochea (his RC is not working)

Ok, here’s what I have calculated. Using a low consumption powerhead like the koralias (3.5 watts) means that it is .0304 amps. (amps x 115 volts = 3.5 watts) So using a power inverter at 90% efficiency, then that makes the powerhead consume .0338 amp (.0304 / .90 = .0338 amps) Now if you get a deep cycle battery like the 12 volt military batteries made by US Battery which has an Amp Hour rating of 110, then that means that 110 / .0338 amps will give you 3254 hours of usage which should give you 135 days of usage. Now I know that one will never need that many days of continuous use but if you add a second powerhead it would still have plenty juice to power them. Then you can charge the battery once you get your power back J
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According to this website:
http://www.donrowe.com/inverters/inverter_faq.html#how_long
with the numbers you calculated the amount of hours you would get is : 157.14
 
Wal mart and Pep Boys have some pretty cheap/ efficient generators that work well. I remember seeing one at wal mart for like 130 for 1000 watts consuming 3 gallons of fuel every 10 hours at FULL capacity. I am glad this is a concern for everyone else, as I am new enough to the hooby to not have undergone hurricane season yet. I plan on buying a 2000 watt gas generator from pep boys that way I can run some fans in my room if things get hot (for me too). With this I also plan on buying three 5 gallon gas cans and at the first sign of trouble filling them up. After all, gas doesnt go bad quick enough for our cars to consume it even if the hurricane doesnt hit. I have another generator to run the main electrical components in the house to so if there is severe heat I will use ice frozen in ziplocs if things get way out of control.
 
Just be sure to chain your generators up really well!! A few of my neighbors had theres stolen in the middle of the night because they werent chained up to something
 
Except....a 3.5w Koralia isn't going to cut it for anything but the smallest of tanks. I wouldn't trust one to keep anything bigger than a nano going long term.

Also, with such a tiny load, I suspect the small drain of the inverter's electronics will play a role in draining the battery faster than these calculators suggest. Rule-of-thumb formulas tend to fall short at the boundaries.
 
Even if it falls short by a few days 12 days should be pretty good. Also not everyone has a monster tank. My 65g would be fine with 2 x koralias #1 short term...
 
I know of one tank that comes to mind that has nothing but 2 or 3 maxijets and thats it. A maxijet only does 295 gph and the smallest koralia will do 400 gph. Im sure 2 koralias should be enough to run for a couple of days and keep ur tank on life support. Keep in mind that since not everyone can use a generator or doesnt want to hunt for gas, this can be an alternative
 
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