Frank and SarahK are trying to survive Wilma, and I hope all is well.
Not that Pennsylvania gets hurricanes, but we do get some nasty weather. Just this past winter we had an ice storm, and lost power for 4 days. Lucky it was in the upper 20s, or we would have had damage. Also lucky is that most of our heat for our house comes from our wood burning stove.
But to be sure, we recently bought a generator. It's a 5,500 watt generator, very similar to this one.
After doing some basic 220 wiring, adding a 30 amp breaker and breaking the engine in, we did a 30 minute test of the generator. Throwing the main outside breaker, connecting the wires, and throwing the switch, we ran on generator only power for 30 minutes.
Let the ice fall!!
Posted by psugrad98 at October 24, 2005 03:07 PM | TrackBackSounds like a good idea... I think I need one of those things. But I guess if the gas price's keep rising then it will be more pratical to just sit around the fire like the old days.
Posted by: Tash at October 25, 2005 10:26 PM
