Storm Season among us. Power outage readiness!!!

Max93 · Sep 13, 2022

I’m buying a generator before the winter starts, it’s coming. Our power lines are underground so it’s better but can still happen

fishybizzness · Sep 15, 2022

Why I have a 16 k whole house generator!

thatmanMIKEson · Sep 15, 2022

fishybizzness said:
Why I have a 16 k whole house generator!

Wow that's intense, when was that?

neo1738 · Sep 16, 2022

fishybizzness said:
Why I have a 16 k whole house generator!

Stay safe!

fishybizzness · Sep 16, 2022

thatmanMIKEson said:
Wow that's intense, when was that?

Happening now

thatmanMIKEson · Sep 16, 2022

fishybizzness said:
Happening now

Good luck GOD bless you!

TheReefDiary · Sep 19, 2022

fishybizzness said:
Why I have a 16 k whole house generator!

Luckily my building has a massive diesel generator. If we lose power whole building is back up in the time it takes the super to get the generator going. So maybe 10 minutes at most.

Gatorpa · Sep 20, 2022

fishybizzness said:
Why I have a 16 k whole house generator!

That’s not the one to watch.
The next one is one to keep an eye on if you’re in Fl or the gulf states.

Roatan Reef · Sep 21, 2022

Lost power for 2.5 hours this past Saturday in Melbourne, fortunately my battery back up kicked in....ran wave makers and filter until power returned. Great investment for $250

fishybizzness · Sep 21, 2022

Gatorpa said:
That’s not the one to watch.
The next one is one to keep an eye on if you’re in Fl or the gulf states.

It was if you're where I am In the Caribbean.

Floyd- · Sep 21, 2022

Gatorpa said:
That’s not the one to watch.
The next one is one to keep an eye on if you’re in Fl or the gulf states.

Im in NWFL and every year there is a pucker factor when they start to develop.

Gatorpa · Sep 21, 2022

Floyd- said:
Im in NWFL and every year there is a pucker factor when they start to develop.

I’m near Daytona, we do pretty well here.
You guys get hammered way more. How far from the coast are you?

YOYOYOReefer · Sep 21, 2022

Its best to have generators + battery bank. (and then might add solar panels) otherwise you go thru too much fuel.. My smaller 2500 watt generator probably sips a gallon every 3-4 hours. by using the small generator + charger and some deep cycle marine batteries we can keep the tank going with 25 gallons of diesel easily for over a month... without ever having to hook up to ground based power at all. (i have solar as we are offgrid)but its not really needed for outage scenerio)

Floyd- · Sep 22, 2022

Gatorpa said:
I’m near Daytona, we do pretty well here.
You guys get hammered way more. How far from the coast are you?

I'm about 2 miles from dipping my toes into the gulf. Im just east of Pensacola in Navarre.

Gatorpa · Sep 22, 2022

Floyd- said:
I'm about 2 miles from dipping my toes into the gulf. Im just east of Pensacola in Navarre.

Hurricane alley as of late

Gatorpa · Sep 22, 2022

fishybizzness said:
It was if you're where I am In the Caribbean.

Hopefully you made it through easy

fishybizzness · Sep 22, 2022

Gatorpa said:
Hopefully you made it through easy

Just lots of rain, no major wind. Nothing we're not used to. Thanks for asking.

John bryant · Sep 24, 2022

Telegraham has some decent videos on YouTube about short term power outages. He usually doesn't get into the actual subject matter until thirty or forty minutes in though.

fishybizzness · Sep 24, 2022

Everyone be safe in Florida! Make sure to get prepared early. Ian is looking like a very unpredictable storm.

thatmanMIKEson · Sep 24, 2022

fishybizzness said:
Everyone be safe in Florida! Make sure to get prepared early. Ian is looking like a very unpredictable storm.

It is getting a little worrisome I was just at the gas station with lines out of the parking lot, water is flying off the shelf, hunker down and stay safe every one!!!