Power outage

[tommyz44]

Hey everyone! I know a few of you had some power outages during the big summer storm. Any advice on what to do if a power outage hits me. Sounds like this storm is going to get nasty. I would like to make sure i am prepared for the storm.

 

[St.james of reefdom]

you could buy a battery back up..or generator...

 

[jacksonpt]

you could buy a battery back up..or generator...

This is the best option.

I bought one of those 12v power inverters for you car... ran a long extension cord from my car (in the garage) to my tank so I could run a couple of small pumps and the heater. It's cheap and worked in a pinch, but is far from the best option.

I eventually went with a back-up generator. I lose power all the time where I live, so while it's nice to not have to worry about the tank, being able to flush the toilets is pretty damn nice too. Especially with kids.

 

[tommyz44]

Thanks for advice guys! I dont have the money to buy a generator right now and im sure locally they will sell out fast with this storm. I do have a car inverter which i never thought about to run a few pumps on and off to keep things moving. I am in an area that gennerally gets power back fairly quickly. But to make sure i think sunday i do my normal water change and mix up another 5-10 gal as backup incase i need to drop in some fresh water. I have been looking at a backup generator though right after the elmira tornado event.

 

[Breakbeats2334]

Car inverter prob is the easiest solution if your preparing for tomm

 

[reefjunkie42]

what is anyone else doing? in terms of the car inverter, do you have to keep restarting your car, or you just leave it idleing

 

[tommyz44]

thanks guys for the advice! I plan on running the inverter periodicly and hope for the best. I have new salt water mixing that i made this morning just incase to ill have some to replentish with new stuff. Keep our fingers crossed. Good luck to everyone.

 

[jacksonpt]

I just left my car running in park when I did it. Had to open the garage door to let the exhaust fumes out, but other than that it was pretty straight forward.

 

[sail33]

I don't think they meant add lettuce. You might have misunderstood. When power goes out the phrase is LET US PRAY ...not lettuce spray